Making mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence work for all

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) calls for the development of accompanying measures to:

• support the successful implementation of the directive 
• maximise the opportunities which the directive offers to suppliers in developing countries
• avoid any unintended consequences for suppliers and producer groups in exporting countries and for their sustainable development and trade with the EU

In doing so the directive strives to make mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence work for all. 

With these two papers, the European Commission’s Department for International Partnerships and the International Trade Centre provide:

• guidance on designing effective and inclusive accompanying measures to due diligence legislation
• lessons learned from piloting such accompanying measures in several countries