ESG: the Brussels Effect at a crossroads
18 Jun - 20 Jun 2025
Session information
The EU Omnibus Package going forward – what businesses should look out for now and in the short/mid-term future
Thursday 19 June (1115 - 1215)
Description
- Regulatory complexity and business compliance: how should large firms balance compliance with the CSRD, CS3D, and EU taxonomy while maintaining operational efficiency; common pitfalls businesses to avoid.
- Omnibus I and II – Impact on reporting obligations: strategic shifts that businesses should make in their ESG approach; unintended simplification consequences.
- Legal liability and ESG due diligence - how should corporate legal teams structure ESG due diligence to ensure compliance with mandatory human rights and environmental standards under CS3D.
- Future of ESG and regulatory harmonisation: is there room for further regulatory consolidation in ESG reporting across the EU; how might global frameworks like Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) or Securities and Exchange Commission’s sustainability disclosures interact with European directives in the future.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Panagiotis Drakopoulos | Drakopoulos, Athens, Greece; Co-Chair, European Regional Forum |
Speakers
| Pauline Kuipers | Bird & Bird, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Marco Sella | Sella Torlaschi - Società tra Avvocati, Milan, Italy; Secretary-Treasurer, Oil and Gas Law Committee |
| Michael Spanos | Global Sustain Group, Athens, Greece |