Nachrichten & Pressemeldungen - © Initiative Supply Chain Act 16 December 2025 Omnibus I package: European Parliament seals corpse of CSDDD - again in alliance with right-wing extremists Press release of the Supply Chain Act initiative, of which FEMNET is a member. With today's vote on the compromise text of the trilogue negotiations, the EU Parliament adopted the Omnibus I package – and thus decided on a massive weakening of the EU Supply Chain Directive. The Supply Chain Act initiative strongly criticises this decision. The legislative package adopted today in Parliament cores the EU Supply Chain Act, a milestone in the protection of human rights, the environment and the climate, in essential elements before it could even be implemented in a single EU Member State. With a scope of application of 5,000 employees and an annual turnover of EUR 1.5 billion, the law would only apply to a fraction of large companies in Germany. Sofie Kreusch, Coordinator of the Supply Chain Act initiative: “The German Supply Chain Act is already helping those affected by human rights violations. If the scope of the CSDDD were to apply in Germany, very many people along the supply chains of German companies could lose the protection that the German Supply Chain Act currently offers them. That mustn't happen. We appeal to the Federal Government to abide by the principle of non-regression enshrined in international law: The scope of the LkSG must continue to apply.’ The Omnibus I package deprives the EU Supply Chain Directive of a core element of climate protection: Climate Transition Plans. Ceren Yildiz, responsible for legal matters at the BUND: ‘The cancellation of the climate transition plans is a complete success of a concerted campaign by the oil and gas lobby. Since the adoption of the EU Supply Chain Directive, Big Oil has tried to abolish the annoying climate obligations. The Omnibus I package set a dangerous precedent: Under the guise of de-bureaucratisation, any major attack on climate, nature and consumer protection can now be justified in Brussels.“ The EU-wide harmonised civil liability clause has also fallen victim to deregulation. Franziska Humbert, Business and Human Rights Expert at Oxfam UK: ‘Together with the voices of right-wing extremists, the much-voiced chainsaw was designed to protect the environment and human rights. In the event of damage, companies are liable under national law – rather than under an EU-wide uniform liability rule. The result: A legal patchwork. The victims are the workers on plantations and in textile factories, who pay the price for our prosperity, while the companies from the VerantStealing the wording.’ For the massive weakening, the European People's Party (EPP) has relied on the votes of the right-wing extremists. Robert Diendorfer, Corporate Responsibility Officer at Fair Trade Forum: "The trilogue negotiations that have now been concluded make one thing clear: The firewall in the European Parliament is history. It was deliberately and unnecessarily torn down by the European People's Party. In key aspects of the gutting of the CSDDD, there was a joint vote with right-wing and far-right factions. The behaviour of the EPP has been irresponsible and undermines compromise in the democratic middle.” Press contact: +49 (0)30 577132890This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Supply Chain Act initiative It is supported by more than 90 human rights organisations, environmental associations, trade unions, church and development policy organisations.
