July 2026 update: The European Commission has now adopted the revised ESRS and the Voluntary sustainability reporting standard (VS) for smaller companies based on the VSME. 

      The European Commission’s first Omnibus package of proposals aims to strike the right balance between stakeholder needs and the costs to preparers while maintaining the spirit of the EU Green Deal. Only the largest companies would report under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS); a subset of those companies would continue to report under the EU Taxonomy. 

      This diagram provides an overview of three streams forming part of the EU Omnibus.

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      What’s new?

      What the recent ESA proposals mean for reporting

      European Commission adopts the revised standards

      European Commission proposes streamlined technical screening criteria

      Reporting limited to largest companies

      European Commission recommends smaller companies use the VSME standard

      Reporting templates simplified; materiality concept introduced.

      The KPMG view

      KPMG comments on EFRAG’s draft revised standards

      What do they mean for your company?

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