Omnibus finalised: The updated CSRD and next steps for companies

Your guide to the post-Omnibus CSRD and next steps if you're in or out of scope
Rachit Paliwal
Lead Sustainability Consultant

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Chapter 1: Why this matters now

  • What the final Omnibus I text changes (and why it matters for planning)
  • Why CSRD reporting is delayed — not cancelled
  • How to use the transition period to build advantage, not just compliance

Chapter 2: Recap — what are CSRD and CSDDD?

  • The purpose of CSRD sustainability statements and ESRS
  • What CSDDD targets and why it applies to fewer, very large groups
  • How reporting and due diligence expectations connect in practice

Chapter 3: Scope & applicability — who is in, who is out

  • Updated CSRD thresholds for EU undertakings and groups
  • Listed SMEs removed from scope and what that means commercially
  • Non‑EU groups with EU presence: the revised threshold and timing logic

Chapter 4: Key changes for reporting (what shifts in the “how”)

  • Value chain reporting: protections for smaller suppliers and practical boundaries
  • Group reporting flexibility for complex structures and M&A activity
  • Assurance and verification: what stays, what is postponed, and what to prepare

Chapter 5: Timeline and key dates

  • Revised ESRS timing
  • First reporting years and publication years
  • Voluntary standards timing for out‑of‑scope companies

Chapter 6: EU Taxonomy — alignment and simplification

  • How EU Taxonomy thresholds and timing align with CSRD under Omnibus I
  • The key simplifications (materiality thresholds, reduced templates, streamlined DNSH)

Chapter 7: How businesses should respond (practical “no‑regret” actions)

  • Still in scope: scope check, gap analysis, data foundations, strategic integration
  • Out of scope: how to respond to supply chain pressure using VSME/GRI
  • How to avoid losing contracts while keeping reporting effort proportionate

Chapter 8: FAQ

  • What suppliers should expect from customer ESG data requests
  • How consolidation works when subsidiaries don’t meet thresholds individually
  • How M&A events can be treated and what must be disclosed
  • Why sustainability remains strategically material even under simplification

Download the factsheet to quickly understand the final Omnibus I changes, what they mean for your organisation’s CSRD/CSDDD obligations, and how to prepare with confidence using actions that will hold value regardless of further technical guidance.