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CSDDD Glossary

Definitions from CSDDD covering adverse impacts, business partners, due-diligence terminology, and the governance language behind supply-chain responsibility.

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High-level summary

Definitions from CSDDD covering adverse impacts, business partners, due-diligence terminology, and the governance language behind supply-chain responsibility.

CSDDD matters to Minespider because it formalizes the language of supply-chain due diligence, remediation, and corporate responsibility. These definitions shape how companies structure risk, evidence, and accountability across business relationships.

Who it affects

  • Large companies in scope of sustainability due-diligence obligations
  • Legal and compliance teams designing due-diligence systems
  • Procurement and supplier-management teams
  • Partners asked to provide evidence of impact management and remediation

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

adverse environmental impact

A regulatory term referring to an adverse impact on the environment resulting from the breach of the prohibitions and obligations listed in Part I.

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adverse human rights impact

A regulatory term referring to an impact on persons resulting from: (i) an abuse of one of the human rights listed in Part I, Section 1.

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adverse impact

A regulatory term referring to an adverse environmental impact or adverse human rights impact.

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appropriate measures

A regulatory term referring to measures that are capable of achieving the objectives of due diligence by effectively addressing adverse impacts in a ma.

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authorised representative

A cross-regulation actor term for a person or entity mandated to act on behalf of another economic actor under specified legal conditions.

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business partner

A regulatory term referring to an entity: (i) with which the company has a commercial agreement related to the operations.

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business relationship

A regulatory term referring to the relationship of a company with a business partner.

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chain of activities

A regulatory term referring to (i) activities of a companys upstream business partners related to the production of goods or the provision of services.

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company

A regulatory term referring to any of the following: (i) a legal person constituted as one of the legal forms listed in Annexes I and II to Directive 2.

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group of companies / group

A regulatory term referring to a parent company and all its subsidiaries.

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independent third-party verification

A regulatory term referring to verification of the compliance by a company, or parts of its chain of activities.

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industry or multi-stakeholder initiative

A regulatory term referring to a combination of voluntary due diligence procedures, tools and mechanisms, developed and overseen by governments.

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