What does remediation mean?
Remediation is part of the formal vocabulary used in supply-chain due diligence, adverse-impact governance, and corporate responsibility. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.
Official definitions by source
CSDDD
Directive (EU) 2024/1760 on corporate sustainability due diligence
restoration of the affected person or persons, communities or environment to a situation equivalent or as close as possible to the situation they would have been in had an actual adverse impact not occurred, in proportion to the company’s implication in the adverse impact, including by financial or non-financial compensation provided by the company to a person or persons affected by the actual adverse impact and, where applicable, reimbursement of the costs incurred by public authorities for any necessary remedial measures;
Reference: Article 3, point t
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Why it matters in practice
In practice, this term matters when mapping who is responsible for obligations, declarations, market placement, recordkeeping, or due-diligence steps within supply-chain due diligence, adverse-impact governance, and corporate responsibility.
Minespider commentary
For Minespider, remediation is best treated as a responsibility and workflow term. The important question is which actor, document, or compliance step the source is actually assigning through this definition.
Common confusions
- Assuming the everyday meaning of remediation is enough without checking the official source definition.
- Using remediation as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
- Confusing remediation with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.
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