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#80: Sébastien Mandron: Aïe! French Business Speaks Out Against the EU Omnibus

Do French businesses actually agree with the EU’s Omnibus proposals? Listen to Sébastien Mandron, CSR Officer at Worldline Global

Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive should not just be postponed for a year, but be taken off the table altogether. But does this really represent the view of French industry?

This week on the Frankly Speaking podcast,⁠ Richard Howitt⁠ was joined by ⁠Sébastien Mandron⁠, CSR Officer at ⁠Worldline Global,⁠ a leading global payment processing firm, and Board Member of ⁠C3D⁠, an association of more than 400 chief sustainability officers.

Together they discussed Worldline Global’s experience of producing their first CSRD report, and the company’s reaction to French President Macron coming out against the CSDDD despite France having been the first European country to implement its own human rights due diligence law, ‘le devoir de diligence’. You’ll also hear more about:

  • Worldline Global’s view on the EU Omnibus proposals
  • Why the company believes regulation is vital in achieving the green transition 
  • How the recent UN Oceans Conference in Nice earlier this month is yet another examples of how companies will continue being asked to provide answers on their sustainability transformation

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