Course overview
In February 2026, the EU's Omnibus I package fundamentally reshaped the corporate sustainability compliance landscape, amending both the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and bringing significant changes to scope, timelines, obligations, and penalties. At the same time, a widening ecosystem of EU sustainability legislation - including the ECGT's anti-greenwashing rules (applicable from September 2026), the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's definitive phase (commenced January 2026), and the EU Deforestation Regulation (commencing December 2026) - is creating an interlocking web of obligations that no board or senior leadership team can afford to ignore.
This fully up to date training programme cuts through regulatory complexity to give directors, senior leaders, risk professionals, and governance specialists the clarity they need. You will understand what has changed, which companies are in scope, what is required, and how your organisation can move from reactive compliance to genuine competitive advantage.
The programme is delivered by Russell Shackleton, a practising Non-Executive Director, Chair of an Audit Committee, and respected experienced international governance adviser with over 30 years' experience across over 40 countries.
CPD Hours: 6
Course Content
- Day 1
- The Evolving ESG Regulatory Landscape
- CS3D Post-Omnibus I
- Value Chain Due Diligence: Practical Tools and Case Studies
- CSRD: Reporting Obligations and the Double Materiality Assessment
- The EU Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (ECGT) Directive
- CBAM, EUDR, and the Emerging Regulatory Horizon CBAM:
- Governance Frameworks, Board Oversight, and Stakeholder Engagement
- From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
Speakers
Russell Shackleton
Russell Shackleton, CIA, CFE, MBA, FRSA, is a risk management and corporate governance expert consultant and trainer. He is an experienced advisor to Boards and sub-committees, and a tutor on the Financial Times Non-Executive Director programme.
He is an accomplished change agent and strategic thinker, as well as a civil and commercial mediator. He has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and is a governance specialist with the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.
Russell applies his operational experience allied with strategic thinking, exemplary leadership and team working skills to help businesses bring a structured change that is pragmatic, sustainable, and meets the needs and cultural fit of their organisation. He is passionate about empowering groups to achieve more than their component parts through effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
He has worked with many industries across the world, including manufacturing, FMCG, retail, automotive, supply chain logistics, food production/services, construction, textiles, engineering, infrastructure, energy, warehousing, transport, and charities.
Now based in the UK, he continues to serve organisations with an international footprint, culture or supply chain, both as an consultant / trainer or a Non-Executive Director and maintain those connections and knowledge. He speaks English and French.
