STP COMPLIANCE EHS REGALERT ROUND-UP
OCTOBER 31ST 2024
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California Adopts the Generator Improvements Rule

EU Due Diligence Directive Highlights Focus on Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains
On July 5, 2024, the European Union adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ( Directive (EU) 2024/1760) (“CSDDD”), which establishes mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence requirements for large EU and non-EU companies operating in the EU. The main pillars of the directive require covered organizations to 1) identify and address potential and actual adverse human rights and environmental impacts in the organization’s own operations, subsidiaries, and upstream value chain and 2) adopt and put into effect a climate change transition plan aligned with the 2050 climate neutrality objective of the Paris Agreement. The requirements come into
force on a rolling basis over the next five years based on the number of employees and revenue, with key compliance requirements for large EU and non-EU companies beginning in July 2027 and rolling down to smaller companies through 2029. The CSDDD exemplifies the trend of a shifting focus in emerging Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations from carbon management and reduction to human rights and worker protections. The forthcoming European Forced Labour Regulation, which is pending before the European Council, will provide additional authority to EU regulators to investigate goods suspected of being produced with forced labor. If established, the products will be banned from sale (including online) within the EU market.