EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive

The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application of sustainability due diligence for companies, member states and stakeholders. The European Commission’s consultation, which closed on 14 August, received more than 500 responses, including 125 from employers’ federations, 117 from companies and 33 from trade unions. In a position paper published on 30