Strategic Focus: The Impact Of US Headwinds And The Omnibus Proposal On Sustainability Services
03 Jun, 2025
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Executive Summary
The past few months have stirred up a perfect storm in the sustainability landscape. In the US, President Donald Trump’s anti-ESG stance has resulted in the rollback of key sustainability measures, signalling a sharp policy shift. Meanwhile, in Europe, the EU’s Omnibus proposal aims to ease certain sustainability regulations, due to concerns over their impact on business competitiveness and economic growth. While these regulatory changes might seem like a move away from sustainability, they are only part of the picture. The interplay of the evolving policy and regulatory environment with growing investor pressure and shifting customer expectations is transforming the sustainability agenda in complex ways. In this report, we explore these rapidly changing dynamics and examine what they mean for the future of the sustainability services market.
Shifting global dynamics are reshaping ESG and sustainability
In the US, opposition to ESG is intensifying, driven by political and regulatory changes
In Europe, the Omnibus proposal appears to throw an unexpected spanner in the works
Trends in the sustainability services market
In the US, opposition to ESG is intensifying, driven by political and regulatory changes
In Europe, the Omnibus proposal appears to throw an unexpected spanner in the works
Trends in the sustainability services market
Figure 1. Non-regulatory drivers of sustainability
Figure 2. Five key considerations for sustainability service providers in a changing market
Figure 3. ESG and sustainability consulting service lines
Figure 4. Trends in the sustainability services market, by service line
Figure 2. Five key considerations for sustainability service providers in a changing market
Figure 3. ESG and sustainability consulting service lines
Figure 4. Trends in the sustainability services market, by service line
Office of the New York City Comptroller, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Goldman Sachs, ofi, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), rnational Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Kering, Japan Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), European Commission, Providence Farm Collective (PFC), The People’s Pension, UK Home Office, Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ), IFRS Foundation, European Parliament , Nestlé, Target, IBM, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Freddie Mac, US Supreme Court, EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group), PwC, Coca-Cola
About the Authors
Priyanka Bawa
Senior Analyst
Priyanka is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate innova…
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a…
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