The normative human rights scope of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Nele Meyer and Ben Vanpeperstraete

Chapter Annex 1 in Sustainable Business in Europe, 2026, pp 441-453 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines expect businesses to address all human rights impacts across their operations, subsidiaries and supply chains. The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), however, deviates from the international standards and defines “adverse human rights impacts” through a selective list of rights and conventions which misses key human rights instruments. It further imposes complex conditions for recognising additional rights. This narrow approach not only falls short of international standards, it may also create ambiguity and inconsistencies across Member States on how businesses should comply, thus restricting the effectiveness of the instrument.

Keywords: Relevant Human Rights Instruments; Open-Ended Definition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035326891
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