CSDDD

Debate is growing over the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which obliges large companies operating in Europe to meet environmental and human rights standards across their global supply chains. Critics, including US conservative groups, argue the law amounts to the European Union imposing its ESG agenda on other countries, while supporters see it as a step toward holding multinational corporations accountable worldwide.

Global Witness has published a practical guide explaining how the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) can be used to address environmental harm. The directive requires large companies operating in the EU to identify and remedy adverse human rights and environmental impacts in their value chains, and the guide aims to help communities and advocates apply these new obligations.