{"id":170722,"date":"2024-04-30T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/no-category\/europees-parlement-keurt-due-diligence-richtlijn-goed-stap-voorwaarts-maar-kan-ambitieuzer\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:37:49","slug":"european-parliament-approves-due-diligence-directive-important-step-but-could-be-more-ambitious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/european-parliament-approves-due-diligence-directive-important-step-but-could-be-more-ambitious\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament approves Due Diligence Directive: \u2018important step, but could be more ambitious’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, after months of negotiations, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was approved by the European Parliament<\/a>. This approval came two years after the European Commission proposed the directive. This directive is an important step towards reducing companies’ negative impacts on employees, citizens and the environment.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo: A woman fishing at a lake near Kuntang, Central Sulawesi (c) Stephanie Broekarts \/ IUCN NL<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), large companies have to carry out research in their upstream and downstream value chain on (potential) negative impacts they have on human rights and the environment. They must prevent, mitigate or stop these negative impacts. Negative impacts include, for example, slavery, child labour, labour exploitation, but also loss of biodiversity, pollution and the destruction of natural heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Not without struggle<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Reaching agreement on the CSDDD was not without struggle. Unfortunately, the outcome of months of negotiations is not optimal for people and nature. For instance, the scope of the directive has been limited by adjusting the definition of ‘downstream value chain’ to exclude activities surrounding product disposal. This means that, for example, the negative impacts of recycling or landfills need not be investigated. Furthermore, the directive is being phased in, meaning that it will only apply in 5 years to companies that employ 1,000 people and generate a turnover of 450 million; this is only 0.05% of the total number of companies in Europe [1]<\/sup><\/a>source: SOMO data Orbis & Eurostat via Corporate Justice<\/a><\/span><\/span>