Workshop report: Engaging with Supervisory Authorities under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

The workshop comprised of an information session on what is expected of the supervisory authorities (SA) at the current stage of the negotiations of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This was followed by three concrete examples from jurisdictions which already have due diligence laws in place:

• Norway, with a presentation of the Consumer Protection Authority, the OECD National Contact Point and the Norwegian Institute for Human Rights;
• Germany, with a presentation of the Helpdesk and the German Institute for Human Rights;
• France, with a presentation of CCFD-Terre Solidaire / CSR Forum and the French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights.

The objectives of the workshop were to provide an overview of expectations on the SA in monitoring the implementation of the future CSDDD transposition law in their jurisdictions and take learnings from jurisdictions with due diligence laws to allow NHRIs to have a proactive role in the designation of the SA in their countries.