Compliance
The continuous evidence layer above your audits.
Four EU regulations require defensible site-level evidence about your supply chain. We provide the continuous satellite layer that makes traditional diligence current, spatially complete, and auditable. Not a replacement — the evidence underneath.
01 — Four regulations
Four frameworks. One evidence layer.
Each regulation asks for different proof. Satellite-derived intelligence applies across all four — as complement, not substitute, for ground-based audits, supplier reporting, and certifications.
CSDDD
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across the value chain.
Status: Adopted 2024 · Phased rollout from 2027 for large companies
What it requires
CSDDD requires in-scope companies to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse human rights and environmental impacts across their own operations, subsidiaries, and value chains. Risk-based prioritisation is core: companies must focus on the operations and supplier relationships where impacts are most likely and most severe.
Where satellite evidence fits
Risk-based prioritisation requires continuous visibility across tier-N suppliers — not just direct ones. Satellite-derived evidence provides the continuous spatial coverage that supplier questionnaires and periodic audits cannot. We surface the physical indicators that should drive your prioritisation, before they become events that demand reaction.
What we deliver
Site-level risk briefings across your supplier network, scoped to the physical domains relevant per industry. Risk evolution tracked continuously, with anomalies flagged and corroborated against independent reporting.
Example
A tier-2 metals supplier shows ground stability anomalies on a tailings facility. The signal is corroborated by independent geotechnical reporting. Your procurement team has the briefing before the press release.
CSRD
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Standardised sustainability disclosure under European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Status: In force from 2024 · Phased application by company size
What it requires
CSRD mandates that in-scope companies report on sustainability matters according to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. Reports must be verified by an independent assurance provider and published alongside financial statements. Quantitative site-level data is required across environmental and social topics.
Where satellite evidence fits
ESRS E1 through E5 (climate, pollution, water, biodiversity, resource use) all require site-level environmental data. Satellite-derived indicators are acceptable supporting evidence when methodology is documented and limitations disclosed. The continuous nature of the satellite record makes year-over-year reporting more robust than annual point-in-time measurements.
What we deliver
ESRS-aligned environmental metrics per site, with methodology documents and confidence statements suitable for inclusion in assurance review. Year-over-year continuity built in.
Example
A CSRD-reporting manufacturer needs Scope 3 emissions data for upstream supplier sites. Satellite-derived emissions estimates with disclosed methodology provide a verifiable supporting layer for supplier-reported figures.
CBAM
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Embedded emissions levy on selected goods imported into the EU.
Status: Transitional phase from 2023 · Definitive period from 2026
What it requires
CBAM requires importers of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen, and electricity to declare embedded emissions per consignment. From 2026, importers must purchase CBAM certificates corresponding to the carbon content of imported goods. The data underlying the declaration must be defensible.
Where satellite evidence fits
Embedded emissions calculations begin with site-level production data. Where supplier-reported emissions data is unavailable or insufficiently documented, satellite-derived site-level emissions estimates provide a methodologically transparent fallback. The calculation chain becomes auditable.
What we deliver
Site-level emissions estimates per CBAM-covered facility, with documented methodology and confidence ranges. CBAM-aligned calculation support for upstream suppliers.
Example
An EU steel buyer imports from a supplier whose self-reported emissions data lacks site-level granularity. Satellite-derived emissions estimates provide an independent supporting layer that strengthens the CBAM declaration.
EUDR
EU Deforestation Regulation
Plot-level proof of zero deforestation since 31 December 2020 for seven commodities and their derivatives.
Status: Adopted 2023 · Application from 30 December 2025
What it requires
EUDR prohibits placing on the EU market certain commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya, wood) and their derivatives unless they are deforestation-free, legally produced, and covered by a due diligence statement. Geolocation of all production plots is required, with proof of zero deforestation since 31 December 2020.
Where satellite evidence fits
Plot-level deforestation verification is fundamentally a satellite monitoring problem. The regulation explicitly contemplates remote sensing as the verification mechanism. We provide the plot-level evidence — with dates, areas, and confidence statements — that the due diligence statement rests on.
What we deliver
EUDR-ready plot-level deforestation evidence per sourcing region. Plot-by-plot history since the cutoff date. Compatible with the EU Information System for deforestation due diligence.
Example
A coffee importer needs to demonstrate that 14,000 sourcing plots across three origin countries are deforestation-free. Plot-level satellite evidence with dated observations provides the underlying proof the due diligence statement is built on.
02 — Domain mapping
Which domain applies to which regulation.
Each physical domain produces evidence relevant to specific regulations. This is the mapping.
Primary indicates the physical domain provides direct evidence for the regulation’s core requirements. Secondary indicates supporting context. Domains can be activated across all four regulations as your reporting scope evolves.
Satellite-derived evidence is a complement to your existing compliance infrastructure — your audits, supplier questionnaires, on-the-ground assessments, and management systems. Where the satellite record is silent, traditional methods remain primary. Where the satellite record is conclusive, traditional methods become more efficient because they can focus where evidence already exists.
Map your compliance stack
See how the evidence layer fits your existing programme.
We map a representative site or sourcing region against the four regulations and the seven domains. You see exactly which physical indicators apply, what the methodology delivers, and where the evidence sits in your existing compliance stack.