South Korea introduces supply chain due diligence bill with cross-party backing
1 February 2026 4 min read
The National Assembly takes up legislation modelled on the EU directive, extending Korea's ESG disclosure regime into mandatory human rights due diligence.
South Korean lawmakers introduced a supply chain due diligence bill covering companies above ₩500 billion in revenue, with obligations closely tracking the EU CSDDD to minimise duplicative compliance for Korea's export-oriented conglomerates.
Business groups signalled conditional support, citing the advantage of a single global compliance architecture over divergent national regimes.
