Overview
- Lawmakers raised company coverage thresholds to firms with at least 5,000 employees and €1.5 billion in turnover, up from 1,000 employees and €450 million.
- Obligations shift to a risk-based approach focused on high‑risk suppliers, with reduced reporting and no requirement to file corporate climate plans.
- The text scraps an EU‑wide civil liability rule and removes prescriptive guidance on fines, leaving enforcement details largely to national authorities.
- The majority was assembled by the conservative EPP with right‑wing and far‑right groups, drawing sharp criticism from Greens and Socialists over a breached ‘firewall’.
- The Parliament’s amended draft now enters talks with the Council and the European Commission, with several governments urging a swift conclusion.