This briefing note is for corporate practitioners who are seeking to make the case for integrating just transition practices into their organizations and value chains.
It details how the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD, Directive) can explicitly be viewed as requesting companies to implement a just transition.
It is also relevant for companies outside the Directive’s direct scope, since the Directive influences a broader range of businesses through its due diligence requirements, which extend across value chains, and its impact on key drivers of business performance, such as investor demands and peer expectations.
The practical steps that companies can then take to integrate just transition principles into their operations and value chains sit in another briefing note, Navigating the Just Transition: Practical steps for business leaders.
This briefing note can also serve as a resource for stakeholders potentially affected by companies' transition and adaptation activities or environmental impacts, as well as civil society, worker organisations, trade unions and others working to ensure a just transition takes place.
It helps ensure an approach to corporate legal compliance that fosters a transition that is net-zero, nature-positive, just and equitable.
