ISEAL welcomes the EU Commission's proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) as a necessary and pivotal step towards mainstreaming sustainability in corporate practices and fostering corporate accountability. Within the proposal, certification and verification schemes, as well as industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives play a key role in organising compliance with the proposed CSDDD. In this position, ISEAL identifies several areas for improvement in relation to how the Directive would allow and incentivise the use and integration of third-party verification providers and multi-stakeholder or industry initiatives in corporate due diligence processes. To support addressing these areas for improvement, ISEAL proposes a number of amendments in this document.