In a vote on Wednesday, Parliament rejected the mandate adopted by the Legal Affairs Committee on 13 October on simplified rules for sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, by 309 votes in favour, 318 against and with 34 abstentions.
Following today’s rejection and in line with Rule 72(3) of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, MEPs will vote on amendments to the file at the upcoming plenary session in Brussels on 13 November. They will then be ready to start talks with EU governments, which already adopted their position on 23 June. The aim is to finalise the legislation by the end of 2025.
Background
Following the delayed application of the sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, the current proposal seeks to simplify them and ease the administrative burden on companies. This is part of the Omnibus I simplification package proposed by the European Commission on 26 February 2025.
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