Thoughts, articles, and resources on software development, SaaS, and digital growth.
A forward-looking timeline of every major milestone across EUDR, CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM, and EU Taxonomy. What has already applied, what applies next, and what non-EU businesses need to track.
CSRD and CSDDD do not directly regulate most non-EU suppliers. They regulate the EU companies that buy from them. But through reporting obligations, due diligence requirements, and contractual mechanisms, the practical burden lands on suppliers who are not in scope at all. This article explains how that flow-down works and what it means in practice.
EcoVadis and Sedex are the two platforms non-EU suppliers are most likely to be asked about. They are not alternatives to each other. This guide explains what each one does, who tends to require it, and what neither of them actually covers.
EU sustainability regulation does not stop at EU borders. Through import requirements, supply chain due diligence obligations, and disclosure flow-down, EUDR, CBAM, CSRD, and CSDDD create real compliance obligations for manufacturers, exporters, and suppliers who have never set foot in the EU.
The EU Taxonomy is the classification system that defines what counts as an environmentally sustainable economic activity. Originally designed for financial markets, it now sits at the centre of CSRD reporting and affects how non-financial companies are assessed by their investors, lenders, and EU buyers.