Workshop report: National human rights institutions engagement in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

On 6-7 June 2023, the Danish Institute for Human Rights convened European national human rights institutions (NHRI) representatives in Brussels to build their capacity and engage on the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) Directive.

Experts from civil society, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the UN Global Compact, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as peer NHRIs provided insights during the first day on the CSDD Directive and the broader EU regulatory landscape of relevance to business respect for human rights. The second day internal workshop for NHRIs explored how NHRIs can be involved in the transposition and implementation of the CSDD Directive, brainstorming ideas for engagement, surveying existing NHRI practices, as well as exploring what challenges NHRIs face and support NHRIs need in order to engage further on this agenda.

This report is part of the project, Building capacity of national human rights institutions and strengthening policy outcomes on business and human rights.