{"id":98126,"date":"2025-06-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prevom.be\/blog\/corporate-sustainability-obligations\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:08:26","slug":"corporate-sustainability-obligations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prevom.be\/en\/blog\/corporate-sustainability-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate sustainability obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98126\" class=\"elementor elementor-98126 elementor-97783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d5c83d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d5c83d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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sustainability obligations for businesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a07d75d\" data-id=\"1a07d75d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45251642 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45251642\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b36100e\" data-id=\"3b36100e\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a375e8\" data-id=\"49a375e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303e3b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"303e3b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Union continues to prioritize sustainability and responsible business conduct. Through various directives, it imposes specific obligations on companies to integrate social, environmental, and governance considerations into their operations. While these obligations are essential for achieving the EU\u2019s climate goals and enhancing corporate transparency, the EU also acknowledges the need for realistic implementation. As such, it has recently decided to grant businesses <strong>more time<\/strong> to comply with these sustainability obligations.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56068f4a elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"56068f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of contents\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__56068f4a\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__56068f4a\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__56068f4a\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cd840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96cd840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/NL\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CELEX:32022L2464\"><strong>new Directive (EU) 2025\/794<\/strong><\/a>, published in April 2025, postpones the effective dates of several requirements. The aim is to give companies sufficient space to adapt without compromising their competitiveness or operational efficiency. At the same time, the European Commission seeks to enhance coherence across different pieces of EU legislation.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7393f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e7393f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two key corporate sustainability obligations for businesses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6822eb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6822eb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, there are two core sustainability obligations that companies must meet:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Sustainability repporting<\/strong>:<br>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/NL\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CELEX:32022L2464\"><strong>Directive (EU) 2022\/2464<\/strong><\/a> companies must provide detailed reporting on their sustainability profile. This includes transparency about environmental impact, human rights, social issues, and governance structures. This obligation is part of the broader European Green Deal strategy.  <\/li><li><strong>Sustainability due diligence<\/strong>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/NL\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=OJ:L_202401760\"><strong>Directive (EU) 2024\/1760<\/strong> <\/a> requires companies to conduct due diligence across their entire value chain. Businesses must identify, assess, prevent, and mitigate risks related to human rights and the environment\u2014both within their own organization and among suppliers and partners. <\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-411a7ee2\" data-id=\"411a7ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da9cf6a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da9cf6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-292eb661\" data-id=\"292eb661\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69bffc3f\" data-id=\"69bffc3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24702a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24702a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extra time for implementation: what changes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d323901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d323901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the <strong>publication of <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/NL\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=OJ:L_202500794\">Directive (EU) 2025\/794<\/a><\/strong> the deadlines for these obligations are postponed. The EU acknowledges that companies\u2014especially SMEs and those in sectors with complex supply chains\u2014need time to adjust processes and reporting to meet the new regulatory standards. <\/p><p>The postponed deadlines give businesses the opportunity to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0ddb6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3a0ddb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Laag_1\" data-name=\"Laag 1\" width=\"76.86\" height=\"74.84\" viewBox=\"0 0 76.86 74.84\"><defs><style>      .cls-1, .cls-2 {        stroke: #2d225d; 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This has now been <strong>postponed to the 2027 financial year<\/strong> (publication in 2028). <\/li><li><strong>Listed SMEs<\/strong> (excluding micro-enterprises), as well as small non-complex credit institutions and insurance captives, also benefit from a delay. Their obligation is postponed from the <strong>2026 financial year to 2028<\/strong> (publication in 2029). <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c632f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c632f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postponement of due diligence obligations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df55a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df55a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The implementation timeline for due diligence is also being adjusted:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The transposition deadline for Directive 2024\/1760<\/strong> is postponed from <strong>26 July 2026 to 26 July 2027.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The phased application<\/strong>, originally set for 2027 to 2029 (based on company turnover), has been revised. Member States must apply the obligations <strong>as of 26 July 2028 or 26 July 2029<\/strong>, depending on the size of the company. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba7e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba7e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National transposition of Directive (EU) 2025\/794<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9956bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9956bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member states are required to incorporate the provisions of this new directive into their national legislation by<strong> 31 December 2025<\/strong>. The directive itself officially entered <strong>into force on 17 April 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-126589f4\" data-id=\"126589f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cfc679 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14cfc679\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f128f74\" data-id=\"3f128f74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ea0b3a8\" data-id=\"3ea0b3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f00991\" data-id=\"8f00991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-183a81cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"183a81cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4123b8a2\" data-id=\"4123b8a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e777c\" data-id=\"c9e777c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260576d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"260576d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca50286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca50286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Union remains committed to a sustainable and transparent economy while recognising the practical needs of businesses. The postponed deadlines offer companies the opportunity to prepare structurally and set up sustainable processes that are both realistic and effective. So this postponement does not mean a postponement, but an invitation to better policies. It is now up to companies to use this extra time wisely.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23128e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23128e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need help with your company&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prevom.be\/en\/environmental-advice\/sustainability-reporting\/\">sustainability policy<\/a> <\/strong>? <a href=\"#contactform\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a> for an appointment!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e7ddbd4\" data-id=\"5e7ddbd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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