Americans think CSRD/CS3D will Raise Costs on American Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The EU-US Forum, an American nonprofit organization that aims to advance President Trump’s conservative agenda in Europe and stop the EU’s radical leftism from coming to the U.S., conducted a national survey of likely general election voters that found Americans view the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) as bad for business at home.

A clear majority want the Trump administration to shield U.S. companies from Brussels’ overreach and to use ongoing U.S.–EU trade negotiations as leverage to stop these rules. There is also a strong political incentive for members of Congress to support any efforts by President Trump to use trade negotiations to help repeal CS3D and CSRD, as 51% of voters would be more likely to support a candidate that does so.

Key polling findings:

• 52% would be more likely to vote for a member of Congress who encourages President Trump to use trade negotiations to stop the EU from imposing strict ESG regulations on American companies.
• 57% say EU regulations would unfairly impact U.S. businesses.
• 71% say these compliance regulations driven by the EU would raise costs on American families.
• Nearly six in ten say it’s important for U.S. trade officials to use negotiations to roll back the EU’s strict ESG regulations on American companies.
• 72% believe EU reporting requirements would be complex and difficult for smaller U.S. suppliers.
• 70% say resources spent on EU reporting would be better invested in American jobs.
• 70% believe forcing compliance with foreign rules sets a precedent for foreign governments to impose requirements on U.S. firms.

In response, President Trump has led the fight to protect U.S. companies from the EU’s CSRD and CS3D.

Read the full polling memo HERE.

BACKGROUND:

• In May 2025, the EU-US Forum hosted a panel discussion in Budapest, Hungary, featuring former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump Jason Miller and EU-US Forum Board Members Joe Grogan and Matt Mowers.
• Earlier this year, the EU-US Forum released polling that found Europeans think the EU is moving in the wrong direction, granting von der Leyen, Macron, and Scholz dismal approval ratings.
• The group released shocking polling in May 2024 that revealed discoveries that predicted the rightward shift in Europe that played out in its 2024 parliamentary elections.
• Throughout spring 2024, the EU-US Forum ran a six-figure paid media effort taking aim at the far-left policy agenda of the EU. This included campaigns in:
  • Rome, Italy with ads that said “EU Policies Are Putting Western Civilization at Risk.”
  • Budapest, Hungary during CPAC with ads that read “Demand Change in the European Union.”
  • Maastricht, Netherlands during the Maastricht Debate with the message: “Demand Borders. Demand Free Speech. Demand Change at the EU.”
• The EU-US Forum is led by multiple former Trump administration officials. Matt Mowers, former Senior White House Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, and Joseph Grogan, former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council serves as a Senior Advisor, both serve as senior advisors.