adverse human rights impact

Defined in Article 3, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Definitions over time (1)

1. 17/04/2025 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Scope: Whole act

   For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘adverse human rights impact’ means an impact on persons resulting from: an abuse of one of the human rights listed in Part I, Section 1, of the Annex to this Directive, as those human rights are enshrined in the international instruments listed in Part I, Section 2, of the Annex to this Directive; an abuse of a human right not listed in Part I, Section 1, of the Annex to this Directive, but enshrined in the human rights instruments listed in Part I, Section 2, of the Annex to this Directive, provided that: the human right can be abused by a company or legal entity; the human right abuse directly impairs a legal interest protected in the human rights instruments listed in Part I, Section 2, of the Annex to this Directive; and the company could have reasonably foreseen the risk that such human right may be affected, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case, including the nature and extent of the company’s business operations and its chain of activities, the characteristics of the economic sector and the geographical and operational context;

Used in (9 places in 7 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (9 in 7)

Recital 5 · Recital 32² · Recital 37 · Recital 88 · Article 1 · Article 3² · Article 29