JOINT STATEMENT ON OMNIBUS Omnibus proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet
January 14th, 2025
by over 170 members of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists.

On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation.

As members of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists, we call on the European Commission to actively protect these EU corporate accountability laws, reaffirm the official timeline for their transposition and implementation, and be fully transparent about the Omnibus process.

Our demands

We urge European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to:

  • Uphold EU corporate accountability legislation including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation.
  • Adhere to the current timeline for the transposition and implementation of these essential laws, and provide timely and clear guidelines for compliance.
  • As a matter of urgency, clarify the Commission’s intentions and be fully transparent about the rationale, scope, timeline, legislative process, impact assessment as well as the consultation period related to the proposed omnibus.

🚨165+CSOs, trade unions & activists say #NoToOmnibus

We want an EU that leads on protection of people & planet. Weakening the #CSDDD #CSRD & #EUTaxonomy is a betrayal of EU’s commitments

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— European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) (@eccjorg.bsky.social) January 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM