The newly developed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires companies to track and address human rights issues in their supply chains – including living income. The case describes the process of negotiation around the CSDDD and shares lessons on advocacy and policy development.

The CSDDD imposes a form of mandatory due diligence on companies in the EU, regarding the identification, assessment, prevention, mitigation and remediation of human rights violations, including living income (among others). This puts the burden of proof on companies, who will be expected to more actively engage with their supply chain – including with smallholders.

This case study is an extract from the larger report Components for creating living income policy initiatives: Insights from 3 policy case studies.