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Is your supply chain CS3D-ready?

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CS3D 2027–2029

Based on: Directive (EU) 2024/1760 — CS3D ↗

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Progress Step 1 of 6
Step 1 of 6 — Company Profile

Tell us about your company

CS3D obligations are phased by company size and turnover. Wave 1 (>5,000 employees AND >€1.5bn turnover) applies from July 2027. Wave 2 (>3,000 employees AND >€900m turnover) from July 2028. Wave 3 (>1,000 employees AND >€450m turnover) from July 2029.

Step 2 of 6 — Supply Chain Mapping

Do you know your supply chain?

CS3D Art. 5–7 requires companies to map their direct and indirect supply chain, identify actual and potential adverse impacts, and prioritise high-risk tiers and geographies.

Have you mapped your direct (Tier 1) suppliers and the goods/services they provide?
Art. 5: the due diligence process begins with mapping your own operations and direct business relationships. You need a complete picture of Tier 1 before you can assess risks.
Have you identified high-risk indirect suppliers (Tier 2+) in sectors or regions with elevated human rights or environmental risk?
Art. 6: CS3D requires "plausible information" triggering deeper mapping into indirect supply chains. High-risk sectors include mining, agriculture, garments, electronics assembly.
Do you have a process to identify, assess, and prioritise actual and potential adverse human rights and environmental impacts in your supply chain?
Art. 6–7: risk identification must be based on appropriate quantitative and qualitative information, including consulting affected stakeholders where feasible.
Do your supplier contracts include human rights and environmental due diligence clauses or codes of conduct?
Art. 8(2): companies must obtain contractual assurances from direct business partners, backed by appropriate measures to verify compliance.
Step 3 of 6 — Prevention & Mitigation

Are you preventing and addressing impacts?

CS3D Art. 7–8 requires companies to take appropriate measures to prevent potential adverse impacts and bring actual impacts to an end or minimise their extent.

Do you have a documented due diligence policy that covers human rights and environmental impacts across your value chain?
Art. 5: the policy must describe your approach, the responsible business conduct standards applied, and how you integrate it into your business strategy.
When adverse impacts are identified, do you have a defined corrective action process with timelines and remediation measures?
Art. 7–8: prevention plans must include technical, financial, or organisational measures. For actual impacts, you must bring them to an end or minimise them.
Do you provide or participate in financial support, training, or capacity building for suppliers struggling to meet your requirements?
Art. 8(4): where adverse impacts cannot immediately be addressed, companies are expected to provide targeted and proportionate support to business partners — especially SME suppliers.
Do you have a process for providing or facilitating access to remedy for individuals harmed by adverse impacts in your supply chain?
Art. 9: CS3D requires access to remedy where your company caused or co-caused harm, including through compensation, rehabilitation, or restoration.
Step 4 of 6 — Grievance & Monitoring

Complaints, monitoring, and engagement

CS3D Art. 10–11 requires companies to establish effective grievance mechanisms, periodically monitor the effectiveness of their due diligence, and engage meaningfully with affected stakeholders.

Do you have a publicly available complaints and grievance mechanism for workers, communities, and civil society to report concerns about your supply chain?
Art. 10: the mechanism must be accessible, safe, transparent, and protect complainants from retaliation. It should cover both direct operations and supply chain.
Do you conduct periodic monitoring and audits to verify the effectiveness of your due diligence measures?
Art. 11: monitoring must be at least once every 12 months and whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe significant changes have occurred. Independent audits strengthen credibility.
Do you meaningfully engage with affected stakeholders — including workers, local communities, and trade unions — when identifying and addressing risks?
Art. 6–7: stakeholder engagement is a core requirement, not an optional extra. Consultation must be genuine, not cosmetic, and free from manipulation or coercion.
Do you use industry-level or multi-stakeholder initiatives (e.g., sector schemes, common audit platforms) to support or supplement your own due diligence?
Art. 13: CS3D explicitly allows companies to rely on industry schemes, but only as a supplement — not a substitute — for their own due diligence obligations. The scheme must be recognised by the Commission.
Step 5 of 6 — Reporting & Climate Plan

Transparency and climate transition

CS3D Art. 11 requires annual reporting on due diligence outcomes. Art. 22 requires large companies to adopt and implement a climate transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C pathway.

Do you publicly report on your supply chain due diligence activities, findings, and outcomes on an annual basis?
Art. 11: reporting must cover the adverse impacts identified, measures taken, and outcomes achieved. For CSRD reporters, this may be integrated into ESRS reporting.
Have you adopted a climate transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C pathway, including emission reduction targets?
Art. 22: companies must adopt and implement a transition plan. The plan must include science-based targets, milestones, and investment allocations. Review required every 12 months.
Does your climate transition plan cover Scope 3 emissions — including upstream supply chain and downstream use of your products?
Art. 22 Recital 66: the transition plan must include Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG targets where feasible. For supply-chain-intensive sectors, Scope 3 typically dominates total emissions.
Is your CS3D compliance integrated with your CSRD sustainability reporting (if applicable)?
Companies subject to both CSRD and CS3D can report on due diligence activities within the CSRD/ESRS framework, avoiding duplication. ESRS S1–S2 and ESRS E1 are most relevant.
Step 6 of 6 — Get your results

Where shall we send your CS3D report?

Analysing your supply chain readiness…

Our AI is assessing your responses against CS3D requirements.

Evaluating supply chain mapping
Assessing prevention & mitigation
Reviewing grievance mechanisms
Checking reporting & climate plan
Generating recommendations
CS3D Readiness Score
58
Overall Readiness
Your supply chain due diligence programme has foundations in place but significant gaps remain before CS3D obligations begin to apply from July 2027 (phased through to 2029).
Supply Chain Mapping
55
Indirect supplier mapping incomplete
Tier 1 relationships identified
Prevention & Mitigation
50
No formal corrective action process
Supplier code of conduct in place
Grievance & Monitoring
45
No external grievance channel yet
Monitoring cadence being established
Reporting & Climate
60
Climate transition plan not yet adopted
Annual sustainability reporting in place

Top priorities before CS3D applies

1
Complete Tier 1 supplier mapping and develop a risk-based approach for identifying high-risk indirect suppliers in the next 12 months.
2
Establish a publicly accessible grievance mechanism that is safe, transparent, and accessible to workers and communities in your supply chain.
3
Adopt a Paris-aligned climate transition plan covering Scope 1, 2, and where feasible Scope 3 emissions, with annual review milestones.

Key CS3D provisions

Art. 5–7 — Due Diligence Obligation
Companies must integrate due diligence into policies, map their value chain, identify and assess adverse impacts, and prioritise actions by severity.
Art. 10 — Complaints Mechanism
Effective, accessible, and safe grievance channels must be available to affected persons, trade unions, and civil society — with whistleblower protections.
Art. 22 — Climate Transition Plan
Large companies must adopt a transition plan consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, including time-bound targets and investment allocations.
This assessment is generated using AI (Claude by Anthropic) and is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. CS3D national transposition timelines vary across EU member states. Consult qualified legal and sustainability counsel for compliance planning. See our Privacy Policy for details on data handling.

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