Allen Campbell

There is substantial business support for Value Chain Sustainability (VCS) laws, such as the European Union’s draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). In recent weeks big companies have come together to call upon their governments to adopt and/or strengthen such legislation.

This is another blog post in our series on Value Chain Sustainability. In a Nutshell: The new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) of the European Union will mandate in-scope companies to disclose “opportunities related to sustainability matters”. This is questionable public policy for many reasons and should be reconsidered. 

Game Changer: The European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) This is another blog post in our series on Value Chain Sustainability. In a Nutshell: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will require nearly 50,000 EU companies -- and about 11,000 non-EU companies -- to report on ESG matters. Beginning in 2024, companies will have to report, if material, on…

This is another blog in our series of blog posts on Value Chain Sustainability laws. Germany’s landmark Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (“Gesetz über die unternehmerischen Sorgfaltspflichten zur Vermeidung von Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Lieferketten”) goes into effect January 1, 2023. It will apply to all companies whose head office, main branch or statutory seat is in Germany, if…

We have been closely following the legislative progress of the EU draft Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (“CSDD”). Please see our previous posts on the subject of Value Chain Sustainability. The legislation took a big step forward on November 30, 2022, when the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) adopted a  “negotiating position” on the European Commission’s CSDD…