By Lucy Blake Partner Karam Jardaneh Senior Associate André Nwadikwa-Jonathan Associate at Jenner & Block

The EU’s Omnibus Proposals aim to amend its sustainability framework – notably the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). However, rather than clarifying uncertainties and harmonising laws as intended, in practice, the debate over the impact of the Proposals has introduced further confusion. In this article we discuss why, whatever the future of the Omnibus Proposals - companies operating in the EU and the UK should not ease up on ESG compliance programmes.