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European Sustainability Reporting — Omnibus Legislative Developments and Updates to European Sustainability Reporting Standards (January 14, 2026)

Heads Up | Volume 33, Issue 1
January 14, 2026
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European Sustainability Reporting — Omnibus Legislative Developments and Updates to European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Footnotes

1
“Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.”
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“Directive (EU) 2025/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2025 amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.”
3
Wave 2 includes (1) all U.S. companies that are large and listed on an E.U.-regulated market and (2) large E.U.-based subsidiaries of U.S. companies regardless of whether they are listed on an E.U.-regulated market. Wave 3 includes small and medium-sized undertakings (SMEs) listed on E.U.-regulated markets, certain small and noncomplex credit institutions, and certain captive insurance and reinsurance entities. Wave 3 includes listed U.S. companies and E.U.-based subsidiaries that meet these criteria.
4
Large public interest entities (PIEs) and issuers on an E.U.-regulated market with more than 500 employees; such entities are generally already within the scope of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Wave 1 includes (1) large U.S. companies that are listed on an E.U.-regulated market and have more than 500 employees and (2) large E.U.-based subsidiaries that are PIEs or are listed on a regulated market and have more than 500 employees.
5
All articles referenced are from “Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council” (the Accounting Directive).
6
The existing CSRD and the EC’s Content Proposal use entity size criteria as defined in Article 3 of the Accounting Directive, which require entities to meet or fail to meet the relevant criteria for two consecutive years to change status.
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See footnote 6.
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The reporting obligation resides with the E.U. subsidiary or branch. The reporting is published by the E.U. subsidiary or branch at the consolidated non-E.U. ultimate parent, or enterprise, level.
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All articles referenced are from the Accounting Directive.
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As defined in Article 3 of Directive 2013/34/EU as an E.U. entity or an E.U. parent entity (on a consolidated basis) that meets two or more of the following three criteria in two consecutive financial years on its balance sheet date: >250 employees on average, >€25 million balance sheet, >€50 million net turnover.
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Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/1710, dated July 30, 2025.
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IFRS S1, General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-Related Financial Information.