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Rep. Bernardi urges state to oppose EU corporate sustainability directive; committee hears trade and sovereignty concerns
Summary
Representative J.D. Bernardi presented HCR 9 urging the United States to reject compliance with the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), saying it would force U.S. companies and supply chains to follow EU policy and risk U.S. sovereignty over corporate standards.
Representative J.D. Bernardi introduced HCR 9, a concurrent resolution urging the U.S. government to reject compelled compliance by American companies with the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Bernardi said the directive — passed by the EU in July 2024 — requires large companies and their global supply chains to meet a laundry-list of environmental, social…
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