Strategic Focus: Understanding The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
Priyanka Bawa
Kim Knickle
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Executive Summary
On July 25, 2024, the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force, ushering in an era of enhanced corporate duty to ensure long-term societal and environmental value through a firm’s operations and value chains. This report provides an overview of the directive alongside actions that organizations can undertake to prepare themselves for eventual compliance from 2027 onwards. C-Suite executives should use this report to inform their due diligence action, as part of their sustainability roadmaps, over the next two years.The CSDDD advances the EU’s sustainability agenda by merging due diligence with environmental and social considerations
The CSDDD mandates firms know, show and improve their sustainability impacts
The CSDDD raises the bar for ESG and sustainability regulations across the world
Firms must start preparing now for eventual compliance with the CSDDD
Robust due diligence mechanisms will hold firms in good stead
Firms can leverage digital tools and external expertise to boost CSDDD preparedness
Figure 2. Buckets of human rights legislation
Figure 3. An overview of EU regulations
Figure 4. The CSDDD’s processes for businesses
About the Authors
Priyanka Bawa
Principal Analyst
Priyanka is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate inn...
Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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