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Water resilience is becoming increasingly urgent, with global demand expected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030. For over two decades, Coca-Cola in Europe has worked to address this challenge through partnerships with more than 30 non-governmental organisations on over 100 projects across the continent. These initiatives range from restoring wetlands in the Danube Basin to supporting water-smart farming in Spain and Sicily. In a new report, Scaling for Impact, developed with GlobeScan, Coca-Cola Europe outlines key success factors for effective water stewardship partnerships. Discover how the company is helping to build a more resilient water future through collaboration and innovation on Invested in Europe. 

On Tuesday, 25 and Wednesday, 26 November 2025, AmCham EU travelled to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Over the two-day programme, the delegation met with nearly a dozen MEPs and advisors for an exchange on the future of EU trade policy. Discussions centred on the importance of transatlantic cooperation, the ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement and the implementation of the EU-US Framework Agreement. Members underlined the need for an ambitious EU trade agenda that ensures market access, reduces tariff and non-tariff barriers and strengthens the resilience of European industry. The delegation also called for a swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal on tariff reduction on US industrial goods and reiterated the importance of a pragmatic, forward-looking transatlantic agenda that promotes predictability and economic security.

The European Parliament’s adoption of its negotiating position on the Omnibus I package marks a major milestone towards a simpler, more consistent and workable sustainability reporting and due diligence framework for companies operating across the Single Market. The final text, however, fails to reflect the concerns of third-country stakeholders and international businesses over extraterritorial effects.

The framework’s implementation risks creating legal uncertainty for global businesses and conflicts of law in different jurisdictions, thereby undermining the diversification of supply chains and chilling investment in the EU. Limiting the scope of the initiatives to an EU Nexus – in other words, making them apply only to those global supply chains directly linked to the EU market – will be critical to achieving sustainability and competitiveness goals.  

The Omnibus I is part of a wider agenda dedicated to improving the competitiveness of the EU’s economy. The Draghi report clearly outlined the pressing urgency of addressing Europe’s competitiveness challenges as a precondition for the EU realising its wider strategic objectives. Europe must act urgently to strengthen its economy and this can only work with ambitious simplification efforts. This imperative should transcend party political lines.  

As the Omnibus I now enters into trilogue discussions, policymakers must secure a strong mandate to improve the EU’s business environment.