The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was intended as a paradigm shift in mandating, harmonizing, and reinforcing corporate respect for human rights and the environment across the continent. Adopted in mid-2024 following fraught negotiations, the Directive – in its original form – was poised to enforce a standardized, mandatory framework for identifying, preventing, mitigating, and remedying adverse corporate impacts on human rights and the environment. Proponents lauded it as a turning point in the EU’s commitment to responsible business conduct … (part 1, part 2, part 3)
[Jacob Bogart, Opinio Juris, 11 July 2025]
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