Directive Omnibus : vers un affaiblissement historique des normes ESG en Europe

The European Commission's proposed 'Omnibus' directive is criticized by several civil society organizations as a 'massive and unprecedented' deregulation. The proposal seeks to reduce the scope and effectiveness of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), potentially allowing companies to avoid accountability for environmental and human rights abuses while limiting the transparency of climate transition data.

• The proposed Omnibus directive significantly weakens the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) by narrowing its scope to exclude indirect business relationships, weakening corrective measures and climate transition plans, and undermining mechanisms for civil liability and sanctions.
• The proposal reduces the impact of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by decreasing the number of covered companies by 80% to 85% and eliminating sector-specific standards, which particularly affects the monitoring of highly polluting industries like the extractive sector.
• The authors attribute this legislative shift to the influence of corporate lobbies, such as MEDEF and FBF, and the rise of far-right political influence within EU member states and the European Parliament.

APA

Martin, L. (2025). Directive Omnibus : vers un affaiblissement historique des normes ESG en Europe. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/02/26/directive-omnibus-vers-un-affaiblissement-historique-des-normes-esg-en-europe/

Chicago

Martin, Léo. Directive Omnibus : vers un affaiblissement historique des normes ESG en Europe. Reclaim Finance, 2025. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/02/26/directive-omnibus-vers-un-affaiblissement-historique-des-normes-esg-en-europe/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{martin2025directive, author = {Martin, Léo}, title = {{Directive Omnibus : vers un affaiblissement historique des normes ESG en Europe}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/02/26/directive-omnibus-vers-un-affaiblissement-historique-des-normes-esg-en-europe/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }