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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is a cornerstone of the European Union’s sustainability framework, requiring large companies to identify, prevent and address adverse human rights and environmental impacts across their operations, subsidiaries and value chains. Closely linked to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the legislation seeks to drive greater corporate accountability and more robust supply chain due diligence.

SustainabilityOnline reports on the latest developments with regard to the CSDDD, including regulatory updates, implementation guidance, supply chain due diligence, corporate governance and evolving compliance requirements. We examine how organisations are responding to changes in EU sustainability legislation, strengthening risk management, improving transparency across global value chains and embedding due diligence into long-term business strategy. We also cover the relationship between CSDDD and wider sustainability regulations, including ESG reporting, climate transition planning and corporate disclosure requirements.

Related topics: human rights due diligence, environmental due diligence, supply chain transparency, responsible sourcing, corporate governance, ESG regulation, sustainability reporting, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), climate transition planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, corporate accountability, EU sustainability legislation and responsible business practices.

The global regulatory landscape for sustainability reporting and corporate due diligence is becoming 'increasingly complex', as governments move from voluntary ESG guidance to mandatory disclosure and compliance requirements, Cascale has said.
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Global regulatory landscape for sustainability reporting ‘becoming increasingly complex’, says Cascale

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The global regulatory landscape for sustainability reporting and corporate due diligence is becoming ‘increasingly complex’, as governments move from voluntary…

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Fyffes has announced strengthened due diligence measures across its operations and supply chain, in its 2024 Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Report.
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Fyffes makes progress in strengthening due diligence across its supply chain

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Fyffes has announced strengthened due diligence measures across its operations and supply chain, in its 2024 Human Rights and Environmental…

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European Parliament, Council reach deal to reduce corporate sustainability requirements
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European Parliament, Council reach deal to reduce corporate sustainability requirements

10 months ago10 months ago4 mins

Negotiators at the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to ‘simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements’,…

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November 2025 has been a series of blows to global ESG reporting efforts. For some, it feels like years of work have been undone – and it’s a fair assessment.
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Scrapping mandatory ESG reporting risks setting businesses back years

10 months ago10 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Juanjo Mestre, CEO of Dcycle. November 2025 has been a series of blows to global ESG reporting efforts….

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The European Green Party has said that the decision of the European People’s Party (EPP) to align itself with far-right groups in a vote to scale back the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), is "politically irresponsible, morally indefensible, and destructive to the European project itself".
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EPP’s alignment with far-right groups on CSDDD vote ‘morally indefensible’, say Greens

10 months ago10 months ago3 mins

The European Green Party has said that the decision of the European People’s Party (EPP) to align itself with far-right…

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‘Simpler rules for fewer companies’: EU to water down corporate sustainability legislation

11 months ago11 months ago6 mins

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has announced it is backing a proposal to simplify EU rules on corporate sustainability…

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SustainabilityOnline talks to The Consumer Goods Forum's Didier Bergeret about why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability.
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The Consumer Goods Forum’s Didier Bergeret on why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability

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The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), which brings together industry leaders from across the retail and CPG industry, has been instrumental…

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Reducing the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) would result in several major financial institutions and the 'majority' of smaller banks not being required to disclose their ESG information, which could negatively impact the overall sustainability reporting landscape, ING has said.
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Reduced CSRD scope could impact overall reporting landscape, says ING

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

Reducing the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) would result in several major financial institutions and the ‘majority’…

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The European Commission has announced a €545 million funding package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition.
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Simplified Omnibus would ‘hollow out corporate sustainability rules’, says WWF

1 year ago1 year ago3 mins

Reducing the scope of the EU’s Omnibus initiative would deliver ‘another disappointing blow to climate and nature, human rights, and…

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The World Bank has priced a $4 billion seven-year Sustainable Development Bond, attracting more than $11 billion in high-quality investor orders.
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Transition plans of top banks ‘not fit for purpose’, says Reclaim Finance

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The transition plans of the 20 biggest UK and European banks are ‘not fit for purpose’, Reclaim Finance has said,…

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