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On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its first omnibus proposal, known as the Sustainability Omnibus. This initiative responds to the increasing regulatory burden on businesses while aiming to strengthen competitiveness.

The Omnibus Regulation is a rarely used EU instrument that allows multiple legal acts to be consolidated and revised within a single legislative procedure. The following regulations are affected:

• the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
• the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
• the EU Taxonomy Regulation
• the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

At the end of April 2025, the “Stop-the-clock” proposal was adopted: implementation of the CSRD for the second wave of affected companies will be postponed by two years, and the CS3D by one year. These changes have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The key question now is: What specific amendments will be made to the legal acts, and to what extent will companies need to implement them? One of the Commission’s main focuses is on significantly raising the thresholds for employee numbers under CSRD and CS3D, in order to reduce the number of companies directly affected. Further substantive changes are currently under discussion.

What to expect from the virtual exchange:

• Insights into the current status of the Omnibus procedure
• A brief overview of the EUDR and the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG)
• Assessment of the impact on the mechanical and plant engineering sector
• Opportunity to ask questions and exchange views with peers from other member companies and our expert speakers

Target audience:
Professionals and decision-makers in the fields of environment, sustainability and corporate management.

Moderation:
Kevin Löpke, ProduktionNRW

Participation:
The event is free of charge.
Places are limited – registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration:
Please register by 10 December 2025.
If you are unable to attend despite registering, we kindly ask you to let us know.

Organizer
The event is hosted by ProduktionNRW, the cluster for mechanical engineering and production technology in North Rhine-Westphalia, coordinated by VDMA NRW. ProduktionNRW serves as a platform to connect companies, institutions and networks across the value chain, providing information and promoting collaboration. Key services provided by ProduktionNRW are funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.