{"id":31664,"date":"2024-10-28T16:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=31664"},"modified":"2024-12-30T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:54:12","slug":"directive-csddd-on-the-found-care-of-enterprises-in-the-field-of-sustainability-2024-1760","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2024\/10\/28\/directive-csddd-on-the-found-care-of-enterprises-in-the-field-of-sustainability-2024-1760\/","title":{"rendered":"Directive (CSDDD) on due diligence of enterprises in the field of sustainability 2024\/1760"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/SK\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX%3A32024L1760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2024\/1760<\/span><\/a> (CSDDD) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of 13 June 2024 on corporate due diligence in the field of sustainability and amending Directive (EU) 2019\/1937 and Regulation (EU) 2023\/2859 (Text with EEA relevance)<\/p>\n<p>This directive lays down rules for companies regarding their liability for <strong>actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights and the environment<\/strong>. It mainly focuses on their own activities, the activities of their subsidiaries and business partners within their chains of activities. The directive aims to achieve <strong>more sustainable economy<\/strong> and on <strong>limiting global warming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Aspects of the Directive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scope of application<\/strong>: The directive applies to large companies with a certain turnover and number of employees. It includes companies from the EU and third countries that meet the set criteria.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Due care<\/strong>: Companies must implement a due diligence process that includes:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Identification and assessment<\/strong> actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights and the environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention<\/strong>, <strong>mitigation<\/strong>, <strong>removal<\/strong> or <strong>minimization<\/strong> the extent of these influences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provision of remedy<\/strong> in case of actual adverse effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stakeholder engagement<\/strong>, including employees, unions and communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction of a notification mechanism and complaint procedure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitoring<\/strong> the effectiveness of the measures taken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public information<\/strong> about your due diligence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transformation Plan for Climate Change Mitigation<\/strong>: Companies must adopt a plan to ensure that their business model is compatible with the commitments of the Paris Agreement on climate change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adverse effects<\/strong>: The Directive defines &quot;adverse effects on human rights&quot; and &quot;adverse effects on the environment&quot;. They include violations of international conventions and standards in the field of human rights and the environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsibility<\/strong>: Companies can be <strong>civilly liable<\/strong> for damages caused by their failure to comply with due care obligations. The Directive sets out rules on limitation periods, access to evidence and court orders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sanctions<\/strong>: Member States must provide <strong>effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions<\/strong> for violation of the directive, including fines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong>: The Commission and the Member States will provide <strong>guidelines, support and tools<\/strong> to help companies fulfill their obligations. This also includes <strong>specialized websites<\/strong>, <strong>platforms<\/strong> a <strong>portals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important Terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A chain of activities<\/strong>: It includes all activities related to the production and sale of the company&#039;s products or services, from the acquisition of raw materials to the final consumer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business partner<\/strong>: Includes suppliers, subcontractors, distributors and other entities with which the company cooperates within its chain of activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stakeholders<\/strong>: They include everyone affected by the company&#039;s activities, including employees, trade unions, local communities and non-governmental organizations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Due care<\/strong>: A systematic process of identifying, preventing, mitigating and resolving adverse impacts on human rights and the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Objective of the Directive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Directive on due diligence of companies in the field of sustainability aims to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protect human rights and the environment<\/strong> in global value chains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthen sustainability<\/strong> and support the transition to a low-carbon economy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase corporate responsibility<\/strong> for their impact on society and the environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a level playing field<\/strong> for companies in the EU internal market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>This directive represents a significant step towards <strong>more sustainable and responsible business<\/strong>. Misleading <strong>binding rules for companies<\/strong> and provides them <strong>tools and support<\/strong> for their fulfillment. The directive is expected to have a positive impact on <strong>human rights, the environment and the fight against climate change<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directive (EU) 2024\/1760 (CSDDD) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019\/1937 and Regulation (EU) 2023\/2859 (Text with EEA relevance) This Directive lays down rules for companies concerning their liability for actual and potential adverse impacts [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esg_legislativa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}