Regulations and initiatives specifically impacting the construction sector, focusing on supply chain transparency, traceability, and due diligence requirements.
Europe
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) aims at reducing packaging waste and improving sustainability, recyclability, reuse, and traceability of packaging across the entire lifecycle.
Europe
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) A carbon pricing mechanism that ensures imported goods face a carbon cost comparable to EU domestic products under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), aiming to prevent carbon leakage and encourage lower-carbon production globally.
China
China's Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS) is a framework for corporate sustainability and ESG disclosure, designed to standardise how companies report on environmental, social, and governance performance — including impacts across value chains and supply chains.
Vietnam
Vietnam Law on Products and Goods Quality ensures product quality, safety, and traceability across goods placed on the Vietnamese market. The law explicitly incorporates Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements.
UK
UK's Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill aims at preventing human rights and environmental harms “so far as is reasonably practicable,” both in their own operations and throughout their value chains.
India
India's BRSR Core (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Core) mandates ESG reporting for large listed companies, covering environmental protection, human rights compliance, circularity, and other sustainability-related issues.
UK
The UK Modern Slavery Act (MSA) aims at preventing and mitigating modern slavery, forced labor, and human trafficking in company operations and supply chains, and increasing corporate transparency.
Canada
The Canada Modern Slavery Act requires companies to identify, prevent, and reduce the risk of forced labour and child labour in their operations and supply chains through mandatory transparency and reporting.
Australia
The Australian Modern Slavery Act requires companies to identify, assess, and address modern slavery risks, including forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking, across their operations and supply chains.
Apparel & Fashion
The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) provide a global standard for responsible business conduct, helping companies identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse impacts of their operations, including human rights, labor, environment, and governance risks.
Australia
The EU-Australia Partnership on Critical Raw Materials aims at strengthening cooperation between the EU and Australia to secure diversified, sustainable, and resilient supplies of critical raw materials, reducing strategic dependencies—particularly on China.
Europe
The EU Battery Regulation ensures that batteries placed on the EU market are safe, sustainable, and traceable (Battery Passport), with strong requirements on responsible sourcing, lifecycle transparency, and environmental performance.