stakeholders

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

Definitions over time (2)

1. 18/03/2026 – 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:

   ‘stakeholders’ means the company’s employees, the employees of its subsidiaries and of its business partners, and their trade unions and workers’ representatives, and individuals or communities whose rights or interests are or could be directly affected by the products, services and operations of the company, its subsidiaries and its business partners and the legitimate representatives of those individuals or communities;

2. 17/04/2025 – 18/03/2026 Article 3, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Scope: Whole act

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

   ‘stakeholders’ means the company’s employees, the employees of its subsidiaries, trade unions and workers’ representatives, consumers and other individuals, groupings, communities or entities whose rights or interests are or could be affected by the products, services and operations of the company, its subsidiaries and its business partners, including the employees of the company’s business partners and their trade unions and workers’ representatives, national human rights and environmental institutions, civil society organisations whose purposes include the protection of the environment, and the legitimate representatives of those individuals, groupings, communities or entities;

Used in (36 places in 19 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (36 in 19)

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