Sustainability Regulations Compliance from Siemens Energy Working Experience | Best Explained

SUMMARY In this first episode of SIPP, we break down what sustainability regulation compliance actually means for European companies, and why being compliant with CSRD does not tell you whether you can legally sell your product. Kimber shares the two-level framework she developed while building a regulatory tracker at Siemens Energy: assessing laws at entity level and at product level, and reading legal status to work out how much time you really have. Practical, not theoretical, for compliance, quality and regulatory affairs teams at mid-sized companies. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Entity-level and product-level compliance are two separate questions. CSRD, CSDDD and EU Taxonomy are triggered by headcount and turnover. They say nothing about the substances and materials in your product, which is what determines market access. • Legal status determines your deadline. A proposal carries no obligation. A directive sets a framework and must be transposed into national law, so requirements differ by member state. A regulation applies exactly as written at EU level. • Compliance is continuous, not a project. Understand the applicable law, set internal policy, audit and monitor, then improve. The texts change, so your position has to change with them. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:12 From Taiwan to Berlin: how I ended up in sustainability regulation 02:35 Challenge on the regulatory tracker project: identifying which laws actually apply and having overview of the system 07:00 Directive vs regulation, and why transposition changes your timeline 08:25 Entity level vs product level: the distinction most companies miss 12:04 Definition of Sustainability Regulations Compliance 13:15 The Value Proposition: risk, reputation, efficiency and innovation 14:43 Three steps to sustainability regulation compliance 18:02 Outro: About SIPP and the weekly live session MENTIONS & RESOURCES • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Directive (EU) 2022/2464 • Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Directive (EU) 2024/1760 • EU Taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2020/852 • Omnibus simplification package • F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 • European Green Deal (2019) • Paris Agreement (2015) • UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015) JOIN THE CONVERSATION Have questions after watching? Catch our weekly SIPP & Scholar: register via Luma to join! CONNECT WITH US • Website: https://kregtech.com • LinkedIn:   / kregtech   • YouTube:    / @kregtech   • Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gay... • Talk to Kregtech: https://kregtech.fillout.com/t/2jyv4n... • Luma Event Regulatory Sprechstunde: https://luma.com/jgrv0t0t ABOUT US Kregtech helps SMEs turn sustainability compliance into clear, actionable compliance roadmaps.