Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The EU Green Deal places a strong emphasis on social justice. For businesses, this means protecting workers throughout supply chains. On a broader level, it's about improving living conditions and access to healthy environments - both in and outside the workplace.
To protect workers, suppliers must follow ethical labor practices including fair wages, safe working conditions and no forced or child labor.
To protect communities, companies must assess their environmental impact and take action to mitigate environmental harm. This means reducing carbon emissions, cutting waste, avoiding harmful chemicals in products and improving resource efficiency throughout their operations and supply chains.
Companies should prepare to comply with CSDDD rules by 2028.