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50 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2025 Stronger, data-informed sustainability policies are essential for business, not only to improve compliance with climate targets, for example, and to reduce the use of toxic chemicals, but also to address the structural barriers that the electronics industry faces in becoming more sustainable. Such policies must be shaped by insights from within the industry itself, through real-life busi- ness cases and consolidated data. As an industry, we need to proactively pro- vide sufficient technical information to policymakers up front. In a global sentiment survey earlier this year 1 , it was noted that 59% of the surveyed companies across the electronics sector expected to see an increase in their sustainability efforts in 2025. Yet, such efforts are largely driven by regulatory compliance needs (for 66% of companies). Managing regulatory complexity in an ever-chang- ing regulatory landscape is no walk in the park. Just when we think, as an industry, that we have figured something out, another piece of legislation hits that needs to be unpacked and put into practice, on top of everything else we are doing to run a business. Omnibus Package on Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Omnibus is the new buzzword in the current man- date of the European Commission. In terms of sustainability policies alone, we have seen three major omnibus packages: Sustainability Report- ing and Due Diligence, the Chemicals omnibus, and the Environmental omnibus proposal, where we contributed with a joint industry request to bet- ter align the concept of "substances of concern" across different chemical policies. The first omni- bus proposal, released by the European Commis- sion in late February 2025, aims to reduce com- plexity across the Corporate Sustainability Report- ing Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), EU Taxonomy, and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but it hasn't taken effect yet. In a June webinar, co-hosted with the Anthesis Group and Incap Corp, we informed the electronics industry of changes ahead and consolidated mem- bership input. In September, we released a position statement 2 on this topic, including voting recom- mendations on the JURI (the Legal Affairs Commit- tee in the European Parliament) legal amendments released in July, as well as general recommenda- tions to a broader range of European policy makers, ahead of upcoming trialogue negotiations. Based on members' input, we advocate for a Tier-1 due diligence approach, the adoption of sector-specific standards (which are key for our industry) by 2030, and more regulatory coherence between different sustainability reporting policies. O m n i b u s Le g i s l at i ve T i m e l i n e, E U Le g i s l at i ve P ro c e s s : W h e re A re We N ow ? Date Legislative Milestone October 13, 2025 Final JURI Committee Vote: Critical vote by Legal Affairs Committee October—December 2025 Three-way (trialogue) negotiations: EU Parliament, Council, and Commission November 30, 2025 EFRAG Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards submitted December 30, 2025 Final vote and adoption target: Final vote in EU Parliament and Council Contingency timeline Contingency timeline: Possible spillover if adoption is delayed W h at C a n t h e E l e ct ro n i c s I n d u st r y D o? Area Recommendations Engagement and advocacy Join our omnibus working group and continue to share sector-specific feedback to help shape final omnibus provisions and promote a workable framework Regulatory scope Continue to check developments and applicability of CSRD/CSDDD given ongoing negotiations on employee thresholds and direct supplier focus Materiality and risk See our double materiality assessment (DMA) whitepaper and upcoming DMA toolkit