Decoding Regulations Series: Omnibus Updates and Implications for CSDDD Implementation

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

April 1, 2025
8:30 am-10:00 am CEST

Location

Copenhagen

This event is for BSR members only. Members, please log in to register.

This event offers BSR members an update on the EU Omnibus and its implications for companies. It will also deep dive into the practical aspects of implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), looking at the short-term compliance and long-term impacts.

Participants will learn about ways of identifying and addressing adverse human rights and environmental impacts within their operations and value chains, in line with international standards.

The session will cover strategies for engagement with affected stakeholders, appropriate action, monitoring, and reporting to meet the directive's requirements and enhance corporate accountability.

Scheduled Speakers

• Alessia D’Ascanio, Manager, Transformation, BSR
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Alessia D’Ascanio
Manager, Transformation, BSR
Paris
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Alessia works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including stakeholder engagement, materiality, strategy, and reporting, among other topics. She manages BSR’s Future of Reporting collaboration, a group of companies sharing reporting best practices and tracking the regulatory landscape in the US and EU. 
Alessia brings with her nearly 8 years of experience in sustainability reporting. Prior to joining BSR, Alessia worked in the financial services sector within sustainability teams managing the publication of sustainability reports and ranking and rating submissions. She also worked at GRI where she helped companies better understand and use the GRI Standards. 
Alessia holds a BSc in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. A Canadian and Italian national, she speaks English, Italian and French. 
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Recent Insights From Alessia D’Ascanio
• EU Omnibus: It’s Time to Shift Focus from Compliance to Impact / March 10, 2025 / Insights+
• “And” May Be the Most Important Word / September 14, 2022 / Blog
• What Business Needs to Know about the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive / July 7, 2022 / Blog
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• Renata Greenberg, Director, Transformation, BSR
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Renata Greenberg
Director, Transformation, BSR
Copenhagen
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Renata leads BSR’s Nordic practice, working with a diverse range of sectors and sustainability topics, with primary focus on Value Chain Transformation and Tech.
She helps companies transition towards more ambitious goals and practices in adapting to the continuously more and more demanding regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations to create a Just and Sustainable World, via adopting more resilient practices, management systems, working collaboratively, and providing the necessary support and incentives to enable meaningful sustainable change.
Renata brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and sustainability in global value chains. Prior to joining BSR, Renata worked in A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Coloplast, Danske Bank, and The Conference Board. She has served on various boards, including Maersk, IKEA Industry, Organic Basics, and the Danish Initiative for Ethical Trade. She was a long-term member of the UN Global Compact Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability and participated in the shaping of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Renata is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society. She holds a professional degree in global trade; a BSc in Philosophy and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen; a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Organisational Leadership and Strategy from SAID Business School, University of Oxford. She speaks English, Danish, Russian, and intermediate French.
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Recent Insights From Renata Greenberg
• CSDDD: Using a Risk-Based Approach to Address Human Rights and Environmental Impacts in Supply Chains / February 6, 2025 / Blog
• Demystifying Social KPIs under CSRD: Six Recommendations for Business / March 6, 2024 / Blog
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Renata Greenberg (née Frolova-Hammer) / February 23, 2023 / Blog
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• Paloma Muñoz Quick, Director, Human Rights Standards, BSR
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Paloma Muñoz Quick
Director, Human Rights Standards, BSR
New York
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Paloma leads BSR’s work on Human Rights Standards, including standard-setting, knowledge management, and helping companies respond to emerging standards and regulation. She is also Senior Advisor to BSR’s Finance & Human Rights Practice.
Prior to joining BSR, Paloma was Advisor to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Senior Consultant of the UN B-Tech Project, where she developed a vision for promoting the uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights among investors and guidance on responsible investment in digital technologies. Prior to the UN, Paloma launched and led the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, where she developed thought leadership on the investor responsibility to respect human rights and supported stewardship engagements across industries. She also worked at the Danish Institute for Human Rights advising companies, governments, and civil society on business and human rights.
Paloma is a member of the US government’s Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct. She sits on the Editorial Board of Developments in the Field of the Business and Human Rights Journal of Cambridge University.
She holds a Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.) in Human Rights from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science, also from Columbia University. 
Paloma is Chilean-American and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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Recent Insights From Paloma Muñoz Quick
• The EU Omnibus: What’s at Stake for Business, People, and the Planet / January 28, 2025 / Blog
• Sustainability Strategy in the Age of Regulation: Don’t Lose the Plot / October 3, 2024 / Blog
• CSDDD: A De Facto Climate Due Diligence Law That Safeguards People / September 23, 2024 / Blog
• The CSDDD: Implications for the Finance Industry / September 4, 2024 / Blog
• How Financial Institutions Can Manage Reduction of US Reproductive and LGBTQI+ Rights / July 9, 2024 / Blog
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