The EU Proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence is Here - How Will It Impact Your Organization?

After multiple delays, the European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence – comprising mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) – was published on February 23, 2022. The draft legislation proposes extensive new due diligence requirements for over 13,000 European and 4,000 non-European companies providing products or services in the European Union (EU), subject to employee and revenue thresholds. The proposed obligations cover established business relationships across all tiers of the value chain, and provide for noncompliance to be sanctioned with fines at the member state level. Member states will likely be mandated to transpose the Directive into national law by 2025, but given the scope and stringency of its provisions, now is the time to start preparing your business for a new era of supply chain regulation in the EU.

Learn more about the EU Proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence here