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Transition plan implementation axed as EU politicians hammer out Omnibus agreement
09 December 2025EU politicians have agreed to delete a clause requiring companies to say how they are implementing climate transition plans, despite warnings from investors that this information is crucial for holding companies to account, as the long-running Omnibus saga nears a conclusion.
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Transition plan clause among key EU rules at risk as Omnibus political rifts deepen
01 October 2025A clause requiring companies to implement climate transition plans is one of several key clauses in EU rules at threat of being scrapped because of a deepening political rift, after lawmakers failed to reach agreement in European Parliament.
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Does the EU's Omnibus reduce transition planning to a publicity exercise?
03 March 2025Experts are divided over what a change in wording in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive means for climate transition plans, Michael Hurley reports
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The 'horse has bolted': Challenge to CSDDD & CSRD likely to fail, say observers
05 July 2024A proposal by EU parliamentarians to delay and weaken reporting requirements under landmark EU sustainability regulations has been dismissed as "political gesturing" and is likely to fail, according to observers.
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Swathes of world's largest companies 'way off' meeting CSDDD
02 July 2024About 80% of the world's largest companies fail to meet any key elements of human rights due diligence, illustrating the urgent need for guidance as most of these companies brace for incoming EU regulation, according to a ranking of companies.
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Belgium pitches pared-back CSDDD in bid to secure EU countries' approval
06 March 2024Belgium has pitched a pared-back version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in a last-ditch bid to gain approval of other EU countries.