Conference programme

This session will lay out a global map of hard and soft law disclosure standards and key concepts associated with each, noting the crystallising of soft law standards into hard law regulation through domestic legislation and regulator rules. The session will include discussion of key obligations under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its extraterritorial legal effects and how these may be impacted by the Omnibus Package.

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This session will map the evolution of due diligence laws, highlight key concepts and provide technical detail on how the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) operates, with a focus on how it affects non-EU companies and multinational organisations and potential impacts of the Omnibus Package. Experts will highlight examples of challenges, gaps and tips for good practice approaches to due diligence in a changing regulatory environment.