The ETUC is calling on Members of the European Parliament to vote down the Omnibus I proposal. According to the ETUC, the proposal dismantles key protections in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and threatens workers’ rights across supply chains. Recent research even shows the economic backlash that the proposal would create: the cost of implementing the CS3D for companies is estimated at just 0.009% of EU GDP, while the potential macroeconomic benefit from improved sustainability, reduced risk, and increased transparency could reach up to 0.8% of EU GDP. Trade unions, civil society and sustainable businesses have warned against weakening the CS3D.
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