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ARTICLE · 16 OCTOBER 2026

Corporate Sustainability Overview 2026

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This report examines sustainability governance trends among Danish OMXC25 companies, analyzing how European firms are navigating new sustainability regulations while experiencing a regulatory shift toward simplified reporting requirements. The overview explores the implications of recent EU legislative changes, including the Omnibus packages and emerging frameworks for deforestation, forced labor, and sustainable finance disclosure.

DenmarkCorporate/Commercial Law
Camilla Collet
Camilla Collet
Christina Rahbek
Christina Rahbek
Tina Herbing
Tina Herbing

We are pleased to present the Corporate Sustainability Overview 2026. The overview is our annual benchmark report on key trends related to sustainability governance among Danish OMXC25 companies.

The overview can serve as a benchmarking tool and as inspiration for best practices. In addition, the overview provides a broad introduction to the legal landscape of sustainability and corporate governance, including a status on the EU Omnibus packages, the EU Deforestation Regulation, the EU Forced Labour Regulation, and the proposal for a revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

While European companies are facing new topical sustainability-related legislative frameworks, such as the European Deforestation Regulation, the European Forced Labour Regulation, and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, we have also identified a notable regulatory backdrop. This is marked by the adoption of the Omnibus I Directive, the Stop-the-Clock Directive, and simplification

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