The CSDDD, which aims to keep large companies’ supply chains to high standards on sustainability and human rights, has passed through the European Parliament. Next comes the tricky part: ...

More organizations around the world have been going to great lengths—whether as required or on a voluntary basis— to disclose their sustainability/ESG practices and risks to customers and stakeholders ...

Have you heard? The EU’s latest legislation, CSDDD, will directly apply to EU companies and non-EU companies operating in the EU internal market. On May 24, the Council of the European Union gave ...

A done-and-dusted European Union rule that requires large businesses to tackle environmental violations and human rights abuses in their supply chains may not be so done—or dusted—after all. The ...

“Neutered.” “Toothless.” “Watered down.” Those were just a few of the adjectives used to describe the final version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that was approved by ...

After frequent delays caused by the abstention of Germany, France and Italy, the CSDDD has not been endorsed, in its current form, by the EU. As legislators race to make the directive more acceptable ...

In a statement, the US Government said the EU has made a previous commitment to "undertake efforts to ensure" that the CSDDD and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) "do not pose undue ...

After several tumultuous weeks and nailbiting postponements, members from the European Union’s national governments finally voted in favor Friday of a watershed supply chain due diligence law to hold ...

One of the most heavily negotiated aspects of the CSDDD is its scope, particularly its implications for non-EU companies, global supply chains and the extent to which financial institutions fall ...