Trace sustainability due diligence terms to the contract.
ContractIQ can help teams inspect supplier agreements for wording relevant to sustainability due diligence: policy commitments, information duties, contractual assurances, monitoring access, remediation language and flow-down references. It is a focused review aid—not a determination that an organisation is in scope or compliant.
Evidence-backed review prompts. A human decides what to accept, clarify or escalate.
Start with the evidence in the agreement
Look for the actual mechanisms that make a programme workable: what the supplier must do, what information it must provide, how concerns are raised, what access is available and what happens when an issue is found.
The review can distinguish an express obligation from a broad statement of intent and point to missing links between a supplier duty and the organisation’s monitoring process. It cannot verify facts outside the contract or replace a current legal scope assessment.
- Commitments: defined standards, policies, prohibited conduct and responsible owners.
- Information and access: records, cooperation, audit or assessment wording and limits.
- Response: escalation, remediation, suspension or termination language and practical triggers.
Keep the regulatory question current
CSDDD scope, implementation and related national measures require current, jurisdiction-specific legal analysis. Treat the contract findings as a set of questions for counsel and compliance owners, and confirm which sources and versions support the organisation’s position.
The useful output is an evidence trail: the clause, the question it raises, the owner who must answer it and the decision made after that answer.
Read the cited wording with the people who own the commercial and operational outcome.
Example: policy language without a mechanism
“Supplier supports internationally recognised human rights principles and will act responsibly throughout its supply chain.”
The statement may express intent but does not by itself say how information is supplied, how concerns are investigated or what contractual response follows. Compare it with definitions, reporting, access and remediation provisions before relying on it.
Whether the wording is sufficient depends on the organisation’s scope, risk assessment, operating model and current legal advice. Contract text alone cannot answer those questions.
A focused next step
- Confirm the current scope and jurisdictional analysis with qualified counsel.
- Separate express contractual duties from policy statements and assumptions.
- Assign an owner and evidence source for each open due-diligence question.