On March 20, UNEP FI and experts from the financial industry discussed the EU Omnibus Simplification Package, including implications and banks’ perspectives. Speakers discussed how the proposed changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy are anticipated to affect the financial industry.
The Omnibus Simplification Package is a legislative initiative that was introduced by the European Commission on the 26th of February, aimed at simplifying, consolidating, and streamlining existing EU sustainability regulations—including among others the CSRD, CSDDD, and the EU Taxonomy—with the goal of reducing administrative burdens and enhance competitiveness within the EU.
This session was offered as part of UNEP FI’s Regulatory Implementation Support Programme, which is designed to help UNEP FI members and other stakeholders understand, implement, and comply with sustainable finance regulations and reporting requirements. The programme offers both public and UNEP FI members-only webinars on timely policy and regulatory topics.
Registration
March 20, 2025, 1400-1500 CET – Watch the recording
Speakers
Financial industry speakers:
- Thorbjørn Lundholm Dahl – Deputy Head of Group Sustainability, Danskebank
- Silvia Irazoqui, Global Sustainability Team, BBVA
- Marta García de Oteyza, Sustainability Director, Santander
- Robert Spruijt – Managing Director – EMEA Head Sustainable Solutions Group, ING
- Brent D. Matthies – Group Head, ESG Framework and Coordination, Nordea
Moderators:
- Daniel Bouzas, Europe Regional Lead, UNEP FI
- Rocio Falcones, EU Policy Lead, UNEP FI