European Union Delayed
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Omnibus negotiations settled a narrowed scope; member state transposition now runs to July 2027.
Read →The tracker
Every mandatory HREDD regime that reaches Global South supply chains, tracked monthly with a changelog on every entry.
The atlas
Changelog
Application began for large operators on 30 December 2025; SME obligations follow on 30 June 2026.
Entity List additions continue across new sectors; detentions remain concentrated in electronics, apparel and solar.
Omnibus negotiations settled a narrowed scope; member state transposition now runs to July 2027.
Consumer Authority guidance tightening expectations on information request responses.
Third annual reporting cycle closed 31 May; Public Safety guidance continues to firm up expectations.
Anti-Slavery Commissioner operational; penalties and due diligence duty from the statutory review still pending.
Reporting duty removed in 2025; repeal-and-replace bill folding LkSG into CSDDD transposition advancing.
The ledger
Omnibus negotiations settled a narrowed scope; member state transposition now runs to July 2027.
Read →Omnibus lifted employee thresholds and delayed later reporting waves by two years.
Read →Application began for large operators on 30 December 2025; SME obligations follow on 30 June 2026.
Read →Commission building the forced labour risk database ahead of application in December 2027.
Read →Battery supply chain due diligence obligations postponed to August 2027 under the simplification omnibus.
Read →Reporting duty removed in 2025; repeal-and-replace bill folding LkSG into CSDDD transposition advancing.
Read →Vigilance case law maturing; Paris judicial court hearing a steady docket of plan adequacy challenges.
Read →Consumer Authority guidance tightening expectations on information request responses.
Read →Adopted in 2019 but never brought into operation; Dutch policy now waits on CSDDD transposition.
Read →Federal Council consulting on alignment of Swiss rules with the revised CSDDD baseline.
Read →Government response to the Lords committee review keeps mandatory due diligence on the table without committing to it.
Read →Entity List additions continue across new sectors; detentions remain concentrated in electronics, apparel and solar.
Read →Filing regime stable; SEC enforcement posture unchanged for over a decade.
Read →Reintroduced bill remains in committee; advocacy coalition targeting the current session.
Read →Third annual reporting cycle closed 31 May; Public Safety guidance continues to firm up expectations.
Read →Anti-Slavery Commissioner operational; penalties and due diligence duty from the statutory review still pending.
Read →Government study on binding options continues; procurement-linked expectations doing the practical work.
Read →Reintroduced bill under committee scrutiny; business association opposition remains the main obstacle.
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