How to prepare
Sedex's checklist for businesses
1. Check if your business will be affected by the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
✓ Is your business going to be required to report under the Directive?
✓ Will your business be affected by the Directive through direct and/or indirect suppliers and/or customers being required to report?
2. Understand which human rights and environmental risks you must consider in risk and impact assessments
✓ Have you identified the human rights issues most relevant to or affected by your business operations and supply chain?
✓ Have you identified the environmental issues most relevant to or affected by your business operations and supply chain?
3. Understand your due diligence obligations
✓ Does your company have policies in place to influence supplier engagement and operations such as a Code of Conduct?
✓ Does your company have risk management activities in place to address social and environmental risks across your operations and supply chain?
✓ Does your company currently assess and manage human rights and environmental risks in your operations and supply chain?
✓ Does your company have a grievance mechanism (e.g., a hotline) for workers to report issues across your operations and supply chain?
✓ Does your company offer remediation, or access to remediation, when issues occur?
✓ Does your company monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your initiatives, activities and impact?
4. Understand your reporting obligations
✓ Detail how your company meets the required due diligence obligations, covering activities undertaken in the previous financial year.
✓ Publish the report on your website by 30 April each year.
