Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Overview of Key Developments in the EU in 2024 and Areas to Watch in 2025

Supply Chain Due Diligence in the EU in 2024 – Whitepaper Overview:

The regulatory landscape for supply chain due diligence in the EU underwent significant transformation in 2024, representing a landmark effort by the EU to harmonize due diligence obligations across Member States. With implementation timelines extending into 2025 and beyond, businesses must start to prepare now to meet stringent compliance requirements.

This paper gives an overview of key regulatory developments with regards to supply chain due diligence in the EU in 2024 and looks ahead to what is coming down the line in 2025.

This Whitepaper Covers:

• EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (CSDDD)
• EU Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR)
• Prohibiting Products Made with Forced Labour Regulation (EU) 2024/3015
• Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
• Areas to watch in 2025

*This whitepaper was originally published on 16th December, 2024. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.

Authors

Joanne O’Donnell,
Head of Global Regulatory Compliance team
Principal Subject Matter Expert

Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks where she leads a global team of international product regulatory consultants in both the EU and the US.  She qualified as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland in 2003 and has extensive national and international legal experience in private practice, in-house and industry. Joanne has worked with Compliance and Risks for over 13 years and supports its clients with their global legal compliance challenges with a particular interest and focus on Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change, Forced Labor, as well as Business and Human Rights.

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