May 30, 2024Open Access

A Comparative Analysis between the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the French and German Legislation

CBClaire BrightUniversidade Nova de Lisboa CPCéline da Graça Pires MSMichaela StreibeltPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Key Points

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive enhances human rights and environmental legislation obligations.
Key changes align the French Duty of Vigilance and German Supply Chain Act with international standards.
Legislation promotes effective due diligence in corporate sustainability practices, improving compliance measures for firms involved in supply chains and operations abroad, demonstrating a global shift in responsibility and accountability in business practices for sustainability goals and human rights adherence in corporate operations.

Abstract

This blog post offers an initial comparative glimpse of the most important changes that the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will bring for the respective mandatory human rights and environmental (HREDD) legislation in Germany and France. While both the French Duty of Vigilance Law and the German Supply Chain Act already require effective HREDD, the CSDDD goes a long way in strengthening the requirements and bringing them more in line with international standards.

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