Show Notes
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking. This podcast, presented by award-winning journalist Moriah Costa, and author of Wealth of Nations and former chief Europe commentator for the Wall Street Journal Simon Nixon, will help you understand the complexities of the EU’s simplification agenda on sustainability reporting. At a time when transparency, stability, and certainty are needed more than ever, we’ll be talking to experts who will help untangle what’s happening and why.
In this first episode, Moriah and Simon speak with Richard Gardiner, Public Policy Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance, to explore the EU’s Omnibus Proposal and its potential impact on the sustainable finance framework. With key legislation—including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and EU Taxonomy—facing revision, we discuss what’s at stake for businesses, regulators, and financial markets.
Key Topics Discussed:
The EU Omnibus Package: What it is and why it’s happening
CSRD, CSDDD, and the EU Taxonomy: Understanding their role in sustainability reporting and the wider goals of the European Green Deal
The political and economic drivers behind the proposed revisions
The financial risk of deregulation: Why central banks and investors care about sustainability data
The global implications: Could the EU lose its leadership in sustainability standards?
Resources & Further Reading:
Green Central Banking: https://greencentralbanking.com/2025/02/26/eu-sustainability-omnibus-proposal/
EU Commissions Omnibus Proposal: https://commission.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-cut-red-tape-and-simplify-business-environment-2025-02-26_en
Richard Gardiner and Giuseppe Cioffo in the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views: https://www.sustainableviews.com/eu-omnibus-is-no-way-to-lead-the-global-economy-c09ea111/
Connect With Us:
Follow Green Central Banking on LinkedIn X or Bluesky
Subscribe to the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast on wherever you get your podcasts.
Contact us at [email protected]
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review! Stay tuned for our next episode, where we dive deeper into how investors are navigating the EU’s evolving sustainability landscape.
This is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More from The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast
In the final episode of this series, Simon Nixon talks to Annika Ramsköld of Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. The Swedish-based company employs over 21,000 people.
In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Hans Stegeman, Chief Economist and Group Director for Impact and Economics at Triodos Bank.
In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon talk to Sirpa Pietikäinen, a Member of the European Parliament from Finland aligned with the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party.
In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Héléna Charrier, Head of Socially Responsible Investment at La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM), a firm with over €74 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM), about how the Omnibus could harm EU competitiveness and drive up the costs of securing accurate ESG data.
In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Mathilde Dufour, Head of Sustainability Research at sustainable asset management firm Mirova, a firm with over €31 billion in assets under management (AUM), about the far-reaching implications of the proposed Omnibus reforms.