Invitation : Invitation to Presentation of Updated Study on the Economic Impacts of the CSDDD

Brussels, 23rd September 2025

• European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Dear Members of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee, 

On behalf of ETUC, CIDSE, Ver.di, Misereor, FIAN, ETUI and Arbeiterkammer Wien, we are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the upcoming joint publication authored by Professor Johannes Jäger (Austria).

This new study presents updated research on the expected positive economic impacts of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), both within the European Union and in the Global South. It follows Professor Jäger’s widely cited 2023 analysis, which challenged narratives centered on alleged negative economic consequences of the directive.

The 2024 edition integrates empirical evidence from the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and the French Loi de Vigilance, offering concrete examples from company and country-level experiences. It also critically engages with the European Commission’s competitiveness narrative and assesses the risks posed by the Omnibus I Package, the Council’s General Approach, and the Warborn Report, which may significantly undermine the directive’s scope and effectiveness.

• Date & Time: Monday, 29 September, 17:00 CEST
• Venue: European Parliament Building, Spinelli (zero floor), MEP Salon, Brussels
• Hosted by: MEP Anna Cavazzini
• Comments by: Isabelle Schömann (ETUC),  Archbishop Bernardito Auza (Apostolic Nuncio to the EU), and invited MEPs (tbc)
• Language: English
• Registration: Mandatory, open until 25 September (access to registration in the QR code in the flyer)

The study will be presented by Professor Johannes Jäger, followed by interventions and a discussion with Members of the European Parliament and stakeholders.

 Please find the invitation attached for more details.

Kind regards
Isabelle Schömann
Deputy General Secretary