Sonja Geldermans

One of the pillars of the European Union’s ESG policy is the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This directive entered into force on 25 July 2024 and still needs to be transposed into national legislation. Its aim is to ensure that large companies prevent, mitigate, or bring to an end adverse impacts on human rights and the environment as much as possible, including when these occur within their value chain.

For companies, ESG is becoming an increasingly important topic. Where sustainability and social responsibility were long mainly reputation or marketing issues, recent (European) developments have made ESG increasingly a legal matter. Companies are faced with new reporting obligations, supply chain transparency requirements, and supervisory measures.

This blog series discusses the main developments in the field of ESG and their consequences for companies.

Shareholder disputes occur regularly within companies. This can particularly be the case when multiple shareholders are involved in management or strategic decision-making.