#98 Marianne Gros & Robert Hodgson: What’s Coming in Sustainability in 2026?

What should you be looking out for in the corporate sustainability space in 2026? For this very first episode of Frankly Speaking in 2026, Richard Howitt was joined by Marianne Gros, Sustainability Reporter at Politico Europe, and Robert Hodgson, Energy, Environment and Transport Editor at Euractiv to predict what's going to happen in the sustainability field this year. Together they assessed whether the final Omnibus 1 deal agreed at the end of last year really marks the end of sustainability Omnibus debate, as well as the timeline for its transposition into national law. You’ll also hear about: The second Omnibus package from the European Commission targeting environmental rules If water will take centre stage in corporate sustainability this year, with the planned EU Ocean Act How debates around the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) may play out this year, including the response both internally in the EU and from the US The chances of the EU’s Green Claims Directive being revived in 2026 Whether the Global Plastics Treaty might be agreed this year Marianne and Robert’s main prediction for how sustainability will develop in 2026 Listen in and

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#98 Marianne Gros & Robert Hodgson: What’s Coming in Sustainability in 2026? is an episode from Frankly Speaking - A Podcast on Responsible Business by Frank Bold.

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This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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