Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/topics/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive/ News & EU policy from Europe, for Europe Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:22:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.euractiv.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Amended-Avatar-Logo-_-RGB-black-and-white_small-1-150x150.png Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/topics/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive/ 32 32 Conservatives look to close sustainability law with far-right support in Parliament vote https://www.euractiv.com/news/conservatives-look-to-close-sustainability-law-with-far-right-support-in-parliament-vote/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:17:55 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2325225 French, German, Italian business groups demands further deregulation https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-german-italian-business-groups-demands-further-deregulation/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:25:23 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2323245 EU parliament’s stance on sustainability rules up in the air https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-parliaments-stance-on-sustainability-rules-up-in-the-air/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:00:16 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2317011 EU lawmakers reject deal to simplify sustainability rules in major upset https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-lawmakers-reject-deal-to-simplify-sustainability-rules-in-major-upset/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:15:12 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2316681 Kill the EU corporate due diligence law, US and Qatar urge EU leaders https://www.euractiv.com/news/kill-the-eu-corporate-due-diligence-law-us-and-quatar-urge-eu-leaders/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:09:43 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2316633 MEPs endorse rollback of corporate sustainability rules on EPP terms https://www.euractiv.com/news/meps-endorse-rollback-of-corporate-sustainability-rules-on-epp-terms/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:18:32 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2312629 French, German business elite demands repeal of clean supply chains law https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-german-business-elite-demands-repeal-of-clean-supply-chains-law/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:13:08 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2311421 Socialists back down on corporate sustainability law, after EPP threats https://www.euractiv.com/news/socialists-give-in-on-epp-offer-on-eu-sustainability-rules-backtracking/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:07:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2310718 EPP ready to side with far right to strip back EU sustainability rules https://www.euractiv.com/news/epp-ready-to-side-with-far-right-to-strip-back-eu-sustainability-rules/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:08:31 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2310196 Corporate sustainability reform tests far-right cordon sanitaire https://www.euractiv.com/news/corporate-sustainability-reform-tests-far-right-cordon-sanitaire/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:55:29 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2307129 EU ministers to discuss rule simplification after von der Leyen promises swift ‘competitiveness’ measures https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-ministers-to-discuss-rule-simplification-after-von-der-leyen-promises-swift-competitiveness-measures/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:45:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2177323 Commission probes EU laws to slash corporate reporting requirements https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-launches-probe-into-eu-laws-slashing-corporate-reporting-requirements/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:57:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2158518 German plans to downsize national supply chain rules at odds with EU law, experts warn https://www.euractiv.com/news/german-plans-to-downsize-national-supply-chain-rules-at-odds-with-eu-law-experts-warn/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:18:25 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2122686 EU justice chief Reynders defends EU supply chain law against German liberals’ rebuke https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-justice-chief-reynders-defends-eu-supply-chain-law-against-german-liberals-rebuke/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:02:02 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2075447 Lobby groups call for business-friendly turn of the EU Green Deal https://www.euractiv.com/news/lobby-groups-call-for-business-friendly-turn-of-the-eu-green-deal/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:19:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2065007 Political volte-face hits EU supply chain law amid unwavering Belgian ambition https://www.euractiv.com/news/political-volte-face-hits-eu-supply-chain-law-amid-unwavering-belgian-ambition/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:25:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2054690 Food corporations call for EU corporate due diligence law to be finalised https://www.euractiv.com/news/food-corporations-call-for-eu-corporate-due-diligence-law-to-be-finalised/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:08:38 +0000 https://www.euractiv.de/?post_type=news&p=875870 Germany’s Lindner wants to topple EU corporate due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/germanys-lindner-wants-to-topple-eu-corporate-due-diligence-law/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:55:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2041881 EU Parliament and member states reach deal on corporate due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-parliament-and-member-states-reach-deal-on-corporate-due-diligence-law/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:05:03 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2026827 EU ambassadors discuss possible carve-out of finance from due diligence rules https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-ambassadors-discuss-possible-carve-out-of-finance-from-due-diligence-rules/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:17:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2008677 Incarcerated for his advocacy, this activist puts his hopes on EU’s due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/incarcerated-for-his-advocacy-this-activist-puts-his-hopes-on-eus-due-diligence-law/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:20:13 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2003862 Targeting of EU officials with Predator spyware shows need for stronger legal controls https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/targeting-of-eu-officials-with-predator-spyware-shows-need-for-stronger-legal-controls/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:42:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2000754 Ugandan activists call on EU to move forward on due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/ugandan-activists-call-on-eu-to-move-forward-on-due-diligence-law/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:50:22 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1993874 Council to discuss inclusion of finance under EU due diligence rules https://www.euractiv.com/news/council-to-discuss-inclusion-of-finance-under-eu-due-diligence-rules/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:55:09 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1993595 Déjà vu: Financial sector and corporate sustainability due diligence, in or out? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/deja-vu-financial-sector-and-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-in-or-out/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:05:14 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=1991207 Experts concerned over EU due diligence law’s impact on Global South https://www.euractiv.com/news/experts-concerned-over-eu-due-diligence-laws-impact-on-global-south/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:59:51 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1982958 EU countries still divided over proposed corporate accountability rules https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-countries-still-divided-over-proposed-corporate-accountability-rules/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:29:00 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1974355 EU due diligence proposal raises hope for activists, worries foreign companies https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-due-diligence-proposal-raises-hope-for-activists-worries-foreign-companies/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:18:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1967570 EU’s hopes to make trade more sustainable, diversified before 2024 https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-hopes-to-make-trade-more-sustainable-diversified-before-2024/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:00:35 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1960413 Negotiations on EU due diligence rules expected to pick up speed in September https://www.euractiv.com/news/negotiations-on-eu-due-diligence-rules-expected-to-pick-up-speed-in-september/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:01:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1954640 OECD updates corporate due diligence guidelines https://www.euractiv.com/news/oecd-updates-corporate-due-diligence-guidelines/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:49:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1935880 EU Parliament agrees common position on corporate due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-parliament-agrees-common-position-on-corporate-due-diligence-law/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:19:14 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1932654 EPP launches last-minute attack on EU corporate due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/epp-launches-last-minute-attack-on-eu-corporate-due-diligence-law/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:10:44 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1931661 Corporate due diligence: what is the added value for climate? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/corporate-due-diligence-what-is-the-added-value-for-climate/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:15:30 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=1902138 EU’s due diligence law could boost competitiveness of mining sector https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-due-diligence-law-could-boost-competitiveness-of-mining-sector/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:04:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1884965 EU economic policy in 2023: The great unlevelling? https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-economic-policy-in-2023-the-great-unlevelling/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:58:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1861469 The power of money https://www.euractiv.com/news/the-power-of-money/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:52:25 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1855175 CSDD directive: Is the EU opening the door for corruption? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/csdd-directive-is-the-eu-opening-the-door-for-corruption/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:00:07 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=1851331 The European Commission has vowed to put corruption at the heart of its agenda. But measures to tackle it are conspicuously absent in a new regulation designed to force EU companies to behave responsibly around the world, write Ketakandriana Rafitoson and Matthieu Salomon.]]> EU ministers exclude finance from due diligence law in victory for France https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-ministers-exclude-finance-from-due-diligence-law-in-victory-for-france/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:33:08 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1848476 Inclusion of finance sector in EU due diligence law on the brink https://www.euractiv.com/news/inclusion-of-finance-sector-in-eu-due-diligence-law-on-the-brink/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:06:59 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1847260 The EU must not let the finance sector off the hook on sustainability https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-eu-must-not-let-the-finance-sector-off-the-hook-on-sustainability/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:56:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=1847189 Majority of EU member states agree on due diligence law position https://www.euractiv.com/news/majority-of-eu-member-states-agree-on-due-diligence-law-position/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:00:32 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1845611 LEAK: EU countries might exclude investment firms from due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/leak-member-states-might-exclude-investment-firms-from-csddd/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:00:57 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1844530 EU member states fight over scope of due diligence directive https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-member-states-fight-over-scope-of-due-diligence-directive/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:17:15 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1840843 Due diligence law will help global competition of systems, says German minister https://www.euractiv.com/interview/due-diligence-law-will-help-in-global-competition-of-systems-says-german-minister/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:40:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.de/?post_type=news&p=738285 SMEI: The many pitfalls of the EU’s new supply chain control tool https://www.euractiv.com/news/smei-the-many-pitfalls-of-the-eus-new-supply-chain-control-tool/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:00:34 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1811051 EU to strengthen sustainability enforcement in trade deals https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-to-strengthen-sustainability-enforcement-in-trade-deals/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:29:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1777608 Access to justice key in corporate sustainability due diligence directive, stakeholders say https://www.euractiv.com/news/access-to-justice-key-in-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-stakeholders-say/ Wed, 18 May 2022 11:08:27 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1760230 Comply or disengage, businesses ask after proposal of due diligence law https://www.euractiv.com/news/comply-or-disengage-businesses-ask-after-proposal-of-due-diligence-law/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:35:30 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1718789 EU sets out plans to make firms accountable for human rights violations https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-sets-out-plans-to-make-firms-accountable-for-human-rights-violations/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:53:58 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1716935 LEAK: EU due diligence law to apply only to 1% of European companies https://www.euractiv.com/news/leak-eu-due-diligence-law-to-apply-only-to-1-of-european-companies/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:15:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1715741