What will the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive mean for the Construction Industry across the Island of Ireland?

Ciara Keegan

January 2025

Runner-up in the inaugural SCL Ireland – Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2024

The paper discusses the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which progresses the objectives of the European Green Deal ensuring no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, that economic growth is decoupled from resource use, and that no person and no place is left behind. The paper considers that the Directive is likely to have a profound impact on construction practices in Ireland, especially for companies with or within international supply chains, and means a shift towards sustainable business practices. Compliance with it will require greater transparency, stronger supplier engagement, and potentially new investments in sustainable practices.

The author: Ciara Keegan is a director at Congruent Consulting

Text: 7 pages