AUTHORs:
Susanne McMenamin, Susan Carroll Chrysostomou
co-author(s):
Michael Sinnott, David Dempsey
Services:
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Group, ESG
DATE:
04/03/2025
CSRD - The European Commission Proposes Significant Deregulation PDF | 1.08 MB
On Wednesday, 26 February the European Commission proposed significant changes to certain EU ESG laws, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), as part of the first ‘omnibus simplification package’.
While the proposals have been described by the Commission as ‘simplification’ rather than ‘deregulation’ efforts, the effect of the proposals, if adopted, would be to significantly scale-back CSRD reporting obligations, with 80% of companies taken out of scope and a two-year delay to reporting for those that would continue to be subject to the CSRD. See our memo here for more details on the proposals.