Driving Effective Due Diligence: Omnibus Unpacked

This event will serve as a platform for stakeholder debate around the EU Simplification Omnibus package as it relates to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EUCSDDD). With companies currently preparing actively for compliance with the due diligence requirements set by this impactful Directive adopted in 2024, EUCSDDD also finds itself at the core of the EU’s Omnibus package on sustainability. Driven by the aim to simplify rules and enable effective implementation, this first Omnibus proposal seeks to reduce the administrative burden created by several EU laws without substantially altering the rules or compromising the agreed policy objectives.

Against this backdrop, this event, co-organized by MEP Axel Voss (EPP Group in the European Parliament) and Responsible Business Alliance will bring together industry sustainability leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss:

Does the Omnibus proposal adopted by the European Commission with regards to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive have the potential to preserve the Directive’s objectives while noticeably simplifying compliance?
What different or other measures could reinforce the Omnibus’ potential to simplify compliance with EU sustainability due diligence rules without impacting previously agreed policy objectives?
How to further incentivize smart due diligence that optimally balances efficiency for industry and impact for rightsholders?

Confirmed Speakers:

MEP Axel Voss (EPP)
Rob Lederer, Responsible Business Alliance, CEO
MEP Anna Cavazzini (Greens/EFA)
MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP)
MEP Lara Wolters (S&D)
MEP Pascal Canfin (Renew Europe)
Mr. Nils Behrndt, European Commission, DG Justice, Deputy Director-General
Nadine Philipp, BMW Group, Vice President, Sustainability Supply Chain
Dr. Carsten Stender, Head of Directorate-General VI “European and International Employment and Social Policy”, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Kristin Pålsson, Permanent Representation of Sweden, Counsellor
Véronique Willems, SME United, Secretary General
Allan Jorgensen, OECD, Head of Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Pedro Oliveira, BusinessEurope, Director for Legal Affairs
Elise Cachin, Nokia, Head of Tech Policy
Marc Hodge, Shift Project, Vice President
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands (TBC)
Kim Watts, AmCham EU, Senior Policy Manager