Expert working group on integrated implementation of EU sustainability legislation
In recent years, the European Union has developed a growing number of legislative instruments that legally enshrine responsible and sustainable business practices. Examples are the CSRD, the CSDDD, the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products, the EU Forced Labor Regulation and the Extended Producer Responsibility in EU-legislation on circularity. For Dutch companies, this results in an increasing number of obligations, ranging from reporting requirements to due diligence obligations in international value chains. To help them meet these obligations in a smarter and more efficient manner, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has started the pilot project “Integrated Implementation of EU Sustainability Legislation”. This project investigates how companies can apply the diverse sustainability regulations in a coherent way. An expert working group led by a multidisciplinary team of academics from Erasmus University Rotterdam is developing an integrated implementation methodology.