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EU: A call for smart implementation of EU sustainability rules over disruptive U-turns
90+ organisations urge EU leaders to protect the sustainability reporting framework, promoting smart implementation and providing the legal certainty companies need to thrive.
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DIMR Report | Development of the human rights situation in Germany, incl. exploitative working conditions for migrant workers & human rights responsibility of companies
The ninth Human Rights Report of the German Institute for Human Rights covers topics such as the exclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market, exploitative working conditions for migrant workers and the human rights responsibility of companies.
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Forest Peoples Programme | 'Using the new EU rules to support our rights – a guide for indigenous peoples and forest peoples'
The new guide by Forest Peoples Programme outlines how indigenous and forest peoples can use the EU Deforestation Regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to address corporate-linked human rights violations and environmental harm.
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: A report on integrating Indigenous and Forest Peoples' rights in EU law and policy
Report from the Forest Peoples Programme reflects on the progress and ongoing challenges in integrating Indigenous and Forest Peoples' rights into EU law and policy. It highlights key legislative developments like the European Deforestation Regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, while emphasising the need for greater consultation and action to protect these communities' rights amidst the green transition.
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Danish Institute for Human Rights publishes 2024 benchmark on human rights policies and due diligence of largest Danish companies
The 2024 Danish Institute for Human Rights benchmark assesses the human rights policies and due diligence practices of 30 major Danish companies, measuring their alignment with global standards and contributing to discussions on responsible business conduct and the impact of upcoming EU regulations.
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EU: Social LobbyMap identifies & analyses financial sector lobbying around CSDDD
A new report by the EIRIS Foundation, applying its Social LobbyMap methodology, examines and highlights the role of private sector influence in the exclusion of financial sector downstream value chain activities from the scope of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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EU: New CSDDD transposition guide published by ECCJ in collaboration with other CSOs
The ECCJ, in collaboration with 8 other CSOs, published a Transposition Guide for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This essential guide provides key insights and recommendations for the upcoming transposition phase of this EU directive.
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EU: More than 50 companies call out in support of European Green Deal & against deregulation
"We, the undersigned companies, stand firmly behind the European Green Deal and its continuation" – new statement from 50+ companies.
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ActionAid publishes new report: "Towards a gender-responsive transposition of the CSDDD"
The ActionAid report highlights the need for a gender-responsive approach to the CSDDD, emphasizing the importance of addressing gender inequality, women’s rights, and protections for marginalized groups disproportionately affected by corporate abuses.
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NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights publishes report on how governments can regulate corporate human rights performance
The report outlines recommendations for governments and companies to enhance corporate human rights performance through robust regulatory frameworks and collaborative efforts.
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EU: CSO publication looks back at corporate accountability campaign & journey towards CSDDD
CSOs have published a report on the campaign pushing for an effective EU mandatory due diligence law, taking stock of this tumultuous journey.
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BIICL publishes report on impacts of human rights due diligence laws on internal corporate practice
The study by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law provides reflections on changes in corporate practice resulting from the implementation of HREDD laws, namely the French DVL and German LkSG, and a comparative analysis of these legal models.
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Anti-Slavery International publishes analysis of EU CSDDD to assist allies in advocating for effective implementation
Anti-Slavery International's analysis of the EU CSDDD aims to empower civil society organisations to advocate for its effective implementation, address remaining gaps, and promote fair treatment of workers by businesses.
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Europe: Unions call for stronger human rights protections in the base metals sector, emphasising the role of emerging mHREDD
Trade unions are pushing for stronger human rights protections in the base metals sector, emphasising the role of HRDD frameworks and the CSDDD in improving worker conditions and holding companies accountable.
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FORUM MENSCHENRECHTE fordert ambitionierte Umsetzung der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie
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EU: UNICEF publishes report on how to implement the CSDDD for children's rights
In its report, UNICEF provides its recommendations to the EU Institutions, EU Member States, and businesses on how to effectively implement the CSDDD for children’s rights.
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Global North Dominance Watch report: 'Decolonising CSDDD Debates; through the lens of anti-colonial epistemology'
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Germany: Civil society takes stock after 5 years of Sector Dialogues
The particular format of the sector dialogues has had some positive results, but on balance the overall result for civil society is rather patchy – this is the conclusion NGOs participating in those sector dialogues present in a new background paper. Attempts by companies to depict their activities in sector dialogues as stakeholder engagement must be viewed in a critical light against the background of the CSDDD and the German Supply Chain Act.
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ClientEarth & Frank Bold publish guide on how to transpose CSDDD into national laws to ensure robust environmental protections
The guide provides an in-depth analysis of the CS3D Directive, offering recommendations for its transposition into national laws to ensure strong environmental protection while encouraging alignment with international standards and supporting lawmakers, public authorities, and companies in understanding and implementing its provisions.
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Excerpts from CSDDD legal text: Risk-based approach, appropriate measures & other features ensuring quality over bureaucracy
Non-exhaustive examples showing how questions of effectiveness, current supply network/value chain complexity, and feasibility for companies have been addressed by the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Danish Institute for Human Rights publishes guide on transposition of CSDDD for National Human Rights Institutions
The guide provides practical guidance on how to engage with policymakers through the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to advocate for alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other international business and human rights standards.
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Excerpts from CSDDD legal text: protections & opportunities for SMEs
Non-exhaustive examples on protections and opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
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Financial institutions should proactively align with CSDDD, BSR says
The new blog by BSR says that financial institutions should proactively align with the CSDDD by assessing management gaps, enhancing collaboration, mapping value chains, identifying stakeholders, and developing a roadmap based on international due diligence standards.
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Sweden: CSDDD transposition necessitates effective enforcement structures, says Swedwatch
Swedwatch views the CSDDD as a positive, long-awaited step towards corporate accountability but urges the Swedish government to strengthen the law during transposition, particularly by addressing gaps in company scope, downstream due diligence, and enforcement.
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Fachaufsatz "Wie muss das LkSG aufgrund der CS3D angepasst werden?"
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Overview | "The EU Supply Chain Directive: Global Protection for People and the Environment"
The author, lawyer Robert Grabosch, LL.M., explains what the EU Supply Chain Directive actually does and does not stipulate. Robert Grabosch also points out the serious differences from the German Supply Chain Act.
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EU: New policy brief analyses CSDDD requirements with respect to commercial contracts
This Policy Brief by the Responsible Contracting Project analyzes the content of the newly adopted EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive with respect to commercial contracts.
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Geplante Abschwächung des Lieferkettengesetzes wäre laut Rechtsgutachten rechtswidrig
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100+ large companies, SMEs & networks reaffirm support for EU CSDDD at final stage of adoption
More than 100 large companies, SMEs and networks including Maersk, Aldi Süd Holding, Cisco, Nokia, H&M Group, Scania and Ritter Sport have united to endorse the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) again at the stage of final formal confirmation.
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Stellungnahme: "Vorteile der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie"
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EU: OECD Watch highlights opportunities to further strengthen alignment between CSDDD & OECD Guidelines in national transpositions
The paper by OECD Watch finds the CSDDD takes a strong step towards coherence with the OECD Guidelines but achieves only incomplete alignment.
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Commentary: The CSDDD's "new smart mix" of protective & supportive measures for SMEs in global value chains
The CSDDD makes notable advances in mitigating the risk that in-scope companies simply “transfer” obligations to their business partners, explains Radu Mares in his contribution to the blog symposium hosted by Verfassungsblog and the German Institute for Human Rights.
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EU: Verfassungsblog & German Institute for Human Rights hold CSDDD blog symposium; incl. pieces on stakeholder engagement, civil liability & administrative enforcement
In partnership with the German Institute for Human Rights, a blog symposium by Verfassungsblog explores the directive’s scope on human and environmental rights, its extraterritorial reach, the role of National Human Rights Institutions, accompanying measures for corporations, and delves into key issues such as access to justice for rightsholders, administrative oversight, and meaningful engagement with Global South stakeholders.
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BHR Journal article explores main elements of final CSDDD compromise
The CSDDD is the first region-wide due diligence legislation, yet it is also a political compromise among EU member states, which civil society and business have been watching closely. This piece explains the main elements of the CSDDD and outlines some of its implications beyond the EU.
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ECCJ reaction & analysis: "A game changer with loopholes: EU finally adopts landmark Corporate Due Diligence law"
Press release by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice along with an "Overview of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Advancing Corporate Responsibility"
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UE : Adoption d’une loi historique sur les chaînes de valeur des entreprises
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Medienmitteilung der Schweizer Koalition für Konzernverantwortung: CSDDD final verabschiedet
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BHRRC comments on final CSDDD adoption: Landmark win for human rights in business calls for ambitious national transposition
BHRRC comments on the final formal adoption of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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Pressemitteilung & Kurzbewertung: "EU-Lieferkettengesetz nimmt letzte Hürde – Paradigmenwechsel beim Menschenrechts- und Umweltschutz"
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EU Council press release: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive formally adopted
Press release by the Council of the EU
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EU due diligence law governing big business is a landmark advance for human rights, according to Amnesty
Press release by Amnesty International
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EU: Corporate accountability central human rights issue in upcoming European elections, according to HRW
Human Rights Watch calls on voters in the EU election to see where candidates and parties on their ballot stand on speaking up against corporate abuses, enacting and expanding legislation to regulate corporations’ activities, and ensuring that affected people and communities have access to justice and remedies, among other topics.
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México: Comentario: La Directiva Europea en materia de Diligencia Debida, una oportunidad de colaboración con la UE
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CSDDD: A step in the right direction, but not the end of the road
Commentary by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights
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How do the pieces fit in the puzzle? Making sense of EU regulatory initiatives related to business and human rights
This publication aims to give an overview of the various EU regulatory initiatives of relevance to business and human rights in force or under development by the EU, how they align with international frameworks, such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and how the various pieces fit in the puzzle.
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Investor briefing: EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
This briefing note summarises the requirements of the CSDDD, with particular focus on how it will affect the investment sector.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Rachel Davis & Ruben Zandvliet from Shift answer companies' frequently asked questions about the new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Commentary: "What the EU crackdown on supply chains means for Swiss companies"
The European Parliament has adopted new laws to rein in companies for human rights abuses in global supply chains. This will have far-reaching impacts on Switzerland’s largest companies.
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EU Parliament approves supply chain law
Reaction by Human Rights Watch
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A new chapter is about to start for corporate accountability
Reaction by Global Witness
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Consolidated CSDDD text as adopted by the European Parliament in all EU languages
The Parliament approved the CSDDD on 24 April.
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The European Parliament approves the CSDDD: A step towards corporate justice
Reaction by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
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Compromise EU law will start holding companies accountable, 11 years after Rana Plaza collapse
Reaction by Clean Clothes Campaign
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The European Parliament votes in favour of the CSDDD
Reaction by CISDE
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Groundbreaking law to eradicate forced labour from supply chains approved in the EU today
Reaction by Anti-Slavery International
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Am Rana-Plaza-Jahrestag: EU-Lieferkettengesetz nimmt nächste Hürde
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Due diligence: MEPs adopt rules for firms on human rights and environment
Parliament press release
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The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Maximising impact through transposition and implementation
This publication by the Danish Institute for Human Rights summarises the key elements of the CSDDD, considers steps for effective implementation, and recommends strategies for aligning with the UNGPs
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UE : Le Parlement européen adopte la directive relative au devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité
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Most recent business statements in support of mandatory due diligence & the CSDDD
Overview of business voice in support of mandatory due diligence, notably the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), since February 2024
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Demystifying the CSDDD: practical approach for businesses
Stéphane Brabant, Senior Partner at Trinity International AARPi, and Eugénie Denat, summarise the most essential provisions of the CSDDD in order to reassure businesses about the application of the directive and its content.
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UE : La Directive sur le devoir de diligence en matière de développement durable des entreprises, un outil juridique pour une profitabilité durable, selon des experts
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UE : Les lobbies économiques et industriels se mobilisent contre la directive sur le devoir de vigilance
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Großer Erfolg: Das EU-Lieferkettengesetz kommt doch noch!
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EU: Parliament Legal Affairs Committee approves due diligence directive
MEPs on the Legal Affairs Committee adopted with 20 votes for, 4 against and no abstentions new “due diligence” rules
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CSDDD: analysis for business practitioners
Podcast by the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights
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Text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive after modifications in Council
New text (March 2024)
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Debunking seven myths on the CSDDD
In this briefing, ECCJ, CAN Europe, Reclaim Finance, Frank Bold, ECCHR and ClientEarth address some of the main myths around the CSDDD and lay out the importance of this law in finally holding European corporations accountable.
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Summary of the CSDDD text as approved by the EU Council
By Doug Cassel, Emeritus Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School, USA
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France Industrie vent debout contre la directive européenne sur le « devoir de vigilance »
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Trotz deutscher Enthaltung: EU-Staaten stimmen für stark abgeschwächtes Lieferkettengesetz
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EU: Endorsement of Forced Labour Regulation reduces room for political resistance against CSDDD given complementarity
The preliminary endorsement by member states of the Forced Labour Regulation ramps up pressure on wavering countries to also endorse CSDDD on Friday, reducing the political room to justify continued resistance to the law.
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EU sorgt für den Fortschritt, den die Bundesregierung schuldig geblieben ist
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Devoir de vigilance européen : les États membres adoptent un texte ressuscité grâce à la mobilisation, mais affaibli par les lobbies
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EU due diligence directive: Member states reach political agreement
Statement by FIDH
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EU Council endorses corporate accountability law after years of negotiations and delays
Commentary by Friends of the Earth Europe
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EU: New European business human rights law passes crucial vote
Statement by Amnesty International
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EU-Rat stimmt Lieferkettengesetz zu
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Due diligence: a major boost for workers' rights in company supply chains
Statement by ETUC
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ECCJ reaction: CSDDD endorsement brings us 0.05% closer to corporate justice
Reaction by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
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Sustainable value chains: EU Council finds agreement on a common EU standard despite bitter concessions
Commentary by Frank Bold
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Politique de l'UE. Compromis de l’UE sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises
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120+ BHR lawyers and practitioners call for support for the Belgian compromise on the CSDDD
Statement signed by 120+ BHR lawyers & practitioners
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Businesses & NGOs call on Italian Govt. to support EU due diligence directive
In March 2024, over 50 representatives from businesses including Ferrero, Mondelez Italia and Mars, associations and NGOs, urged the Italian Government to support the CSDDD ahead of another - and potentially the last - chance to secure EU Council endorsement. This statement joins a chorus of voices from across large and small businesses, associations, academia, and civil society in support of the CSDDD.
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EU negotiators arm CSDDD text against last-minute political push
EU negotiators went back to the drawing board over the weekend to bulletproof the text of the bloc’s corporate due diligence law (CSDDD) in the hope of securing a final deal by Friday (15 March) at the latest, Euractiv understands.
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Peru, Ivory Coast and Ukraine business organisations call for EU CSDDD deal
Failure to agree an ambitious EU Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive will lead to greater fragmentation of corporate accountability legislation, fail to protect lives and the environment, and make life harder for companies and investors
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Commentary: Business deserves clarity on human rights responsibilities
The delay in approving a new EU directive does a disservice to companies that need legal certainty, says chair of the UN working group on business and human rights Robert McCorquodale
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EU: Belgian presidency seeks compromise on due diligence law
A new draft circulated to Member States seeks to rescue landmark sustainability legislation as elections loom.
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Ukrainian civil society calls on EU to promote more resilient and responsible business conduct, incl. through CSDDD
The statement is supported by more than 60 civil society organisations in Ukraine, scholars, human rights and environment defenders.
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Commentary: Why killing the CSDDD will create a mismatched patchwork of national due diligence laws
Due diligence legislation exists in some EU Member States and will continue.
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Civil Society Letter in Support of EU CSDDD to European Embassies
Ahead of the European Union vote on whether to adopt the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), ICAR, joined by 69 other partner organizations around the world, sent the following letter urging European countries to vote in favor of a strong due diligence directive.
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Uganda: CSOs says failure by EU members to agree on CSDDD jeopardises a future where corporations respect human and environmental rights
The Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability (UCCA) released a statement to express their disappointment over the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (COREPER) failure to reach a final agreement on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Entwicklungs- und Menschenrechtsorganisationen fordern Rettungsversuch des Kanzlers
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Briefing note: 'The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights'
Without prejudice to details regarding the scope of the directive, nor its loopholes and weaknesses, this briefing note sets to inform businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples about relevant considerations for good practice in implementing the CSDDD in the context of Indigenous Peoples, in order to prevent human rights harms and in turn reduce legal, operational, reputational, and financial risks for businesses.
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Global: Continua incertidumbre jurídica ante falta de aprobación de ley de debida diligencia empresarial para la Unión Europea
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Political volte-face hits EU supply chain law amid unwavering Belgian ambition
Belgian officials have started to test the waters for a speedy legislative solution to save the draft EU corporate due diligence law by mid-March
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EU: Over 50 Brazilian civil society organisations urge German chancellor to vote for the CSDDD
Letter from Brazilian civil society organizations and trade unions to Germany regarding the vote on the CSDDD
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EU: Fehlende Mehrheit im Rat Rückschlag für EU-Lieferkettengesetz; Verhandlungen gehen weiter
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France strikes again to undermine the CSDDD
At the last minute, France made an impossible demand of the negotiators, calling into question the compromise agreement reached after several years of hard work by the Member States, the European Parliament, and the Commission, says ECCJ
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EU: Over 130 organisations sharply criticise failure of member states to endorse CSDDD despite overwhelming support; negotiations to continue
The joint civil society statement highlights the vital nature of the EU sustainability legislation - necessary and overdue to trigger the change in business conduct - and the need to maintain collective pressure to avoid compromising key principles in subsequent decisions.
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Aktuelle Umfrage: Mehrheit der Deutschen und der FDP-Wähler*innen für EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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EU Council Fails to Approve New Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
While an attempt was made to approve the directive in Council today, these efforts were reportedly derailed further by a last minute effort by France to significantly scale back the scope of the new rules to apply only to companies with more than 5,000 employees, instead of the proposed 500 employee threshold.
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Businesses make urgent call for support for EU due diligence law ahead of Council vote
In a joint statement, 26 companies and networks urgently call on the German Chancellor to agree to the political agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). ALDI SÜD, Bayer, Primark, FRoSTA, KiK, Mars, Tchibo, VAUDE, Ritter Sport and the Global Network Initiative are among those affirming business support for the text agreed in December 2023.
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Common rules for the common market – the CSDDD is needed for businesses and human rights
In a blog post, a group of BHR scholars and practitioners explain why the CSDDD is needed for businesses and human rights and address some of the most common misconceptions about the text.
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Commentary: For Ukraine's sake, pass the EU due diligence directive
The CSDDD is a world-leading initiative to put internationally agreed standards of corporate behaviour from the UN and OECD into law, write MEP Heidi Hautala and BHR experts Olena Uvarova and Ihor Konopka.
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EU: President of the Confederation of Employers of Ukraine welcomes Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
"It is precisely in times of political crisis and economic challenges that defending the universal rights and fundamental values that unite us can strengthen the foundation for a brighter future", the statement says.
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Europäisches Lieferkettengesetz: Grüne fordern Machtwort des Bundeskanzlers
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EU: UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders calls on Italy to support CSDDD
The rapporteur wrote a letter to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to express her serious concern at reports Italy may block the EU’s proposed new rules on human rights and environmental due diligence for companies. She called on the Italian Government to fully support the proposed Directive.
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Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen fordert EU-Mitgliedstaaten auf, Lieferkettenrichtlinie anzunehmen
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Joint statement by OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The adoption of the Directive would represent a significant advance in the global efforts to respect, protect, and fulfill children’s rights and human rights, support gender equality and address environmental challenges, as well as boost efforts to create a level playing field for businesses, the statement says.
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Beschluss des SPD-Parteivorstandes: Keine Blockade von Menschenrechten und Umweltschutz - Deutsche Zustimmung zum Lieferkettengesetz!
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Businesses & other stakeholders call on the Italian Govt. to support the EU CSDDD
Businesses (including Ferrero) as well as other stakeholders call on the Italian Government to support the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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EU partners lose trust in Berlin after policy U-turns
Lawmakers and diplomats in Brussels express frustration at Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpredictable coalition
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UN wendet sich mit Brandbrief an Scholz
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UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention: Statement in support of the adoption of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Statement by Michel Forst
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WBCSD Public Statement in support of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
WBCSD brings together over 225 of the world’s largest, most forward-thinking companies working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Nobelpreisträger appelliert an Scholz
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Open letter to Chancellor Scholz on CSDDD support
Signed by the European Trade Union Confederation with its 93 national trade union organizations and 10 European trade union federations
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UN Human Rights Chief urges EU leaders to approve key business and human rights legislation
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday urged EU leaders to approve a ground-breaking agreement on business and human rights, amid reports that support for the measure may now be in question in the European Council.
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EU: Brot für die Welt kritisiert Österreichs Blockade des Lieferkettengesetzes
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Österreich: SPÖ macht beim Lieferkettengesetz Druck auf Kocher
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The UN Global Compact reiterates its support for efforts toward mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence worldwide
In the context of ongoing regulatory developments and the expected vote on the European Union Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the UN Global Compact reiterates its support for mandatory human rights due diligence.
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Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: "Jetzt FDP-Lügen entlarven und Lieferkettengesetz zustimmen!"
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EU member states must deliver the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
This week, the Council of the European Union can be a game changer, by adopting the compromise text resulting from political trialogue negotiations last December on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). CIDSE and COMECE urge the EU Member States to support the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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UE: Directiva de debida diligencia obligaría a las empresas a respetar poblaciones y medio ambiente en Latinoamérica
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Brüssel: Staatssekretär spricht sich für EU-Lieferkettengesetz aus
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EU delays due diligence law decision
European Union countries on Friday postponed a decision on a proposed law which would require large companies to check if their supply chains use forced labour or cause environmental damage after Germany indicated it would abstain.
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Doctoral Researchers’ Call to Support the CSDDD
18 doctoral researchers from the International Doctorate Programme on Business and Human Rights at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany urge all EU member state governments to vote in favor of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Interview: Sinnloser Streit ums Lieferkettengesetz? „Es wird so oder so Standard werden“
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German-Italian revolt delays EU’s due diligence law
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has been taken off the agenda of Friday’s meeting of EU ambassadors, as it was not expected to reach a majority among EU countries.
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Entscheidung zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz vertagt – Scholz muss bei Menschenrechten jetzt Farbe bekennen
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Irritation über "Geheimdiplomatie" der FDP
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Nordic businesses call on their governments to support the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
70 companies and networks, including Nokia, Novo Nordisk, Ørsted, Vattenfall and Bestseller, call on their governments to vote in favour of the initiative at the upcoming Council meeting.
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EU: Germany's Free Democratic Party takes aim at due diligence directive
The Free Democratic Party is blocking a major EU business policy initiative at the last minute. Germany’s abstention reflects the earlier reluctance of its coalition partners to push back harder against efforts by the liberals to kill the law.
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Grüne und FDP heben Streit um EU-Richtlinie auf nächste Stufe
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung: Enthaltung beim EU-Lieferkettengesetz könnte deutscher Wirtschaft schaden
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Aufruf deutscher Kinderrechtsorganisationen zum Lieferkettengesetz: Große Chance für Kinderrechte ist durch Enthaltung der Bundesregierung gefährdet
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WWF: Unexpected last round for corporate due diligence law tests EU's credibility
The crucial meeting on 9 February will determine whether the EU can secure a law that benefits companies, markets, affected communities, and the environment alike.
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EU: European Coalition for Corporate Justice urges the Council to approve the CSDDD
As the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) nears a crucial juncture in its legislative and political journey, recent developments in Germany have intensified the debate surrounding this EU milestone in holding corporations accountable.
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Präsident des Bundesamtes für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle würde EU-Lieferkettengesetz begrüßen
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EU: Business coalition calls due diligence directive "historic opportunity" and urges governments to support directive
Gathered within the Business for a Better Tomorrow coalition, large, medium-sized, and small businesses, argue undermining the compromise would be a strategic mistake for the European economy and would create legal uncertainty.
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Bischöfe appellieren an österreichische Politik für "Ja" zum Lieferkettengesetz
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Statement by the United Nations Working Group encourages European Union Member States to adopt the draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights urges all EU Member States to agree to this draft Directive for four reasons
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EU: Over 300 business & human rights practitioners, lawyers & academics join call to support the CSDDD
Ahead of the EU Council’s vote on the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), over 300 business and human rights practitioners joined a call to support the CSDDD.
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EU: Swedwatch & 3 others call on Swedish Govt. to respect political compromise
Press statement by Swedwatch, Naturskyddsföreningen, Fairtrade Sverige ForumCiv and Oxfam Sverige
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The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is About to Face a Critical Vote
Statement by the Responsible Business Alliance
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EU: Germany’s failure to support new EU business legislation undermines human rights
Ahead of a crucial vote on Friday on new landmark European Union business legislation that would help safeguard human rights, which the German government is now threatening to withdraw its earlier support for, Amnesty International calls for all member states to approve this legislation.
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WWF: Kanzler Scholz muss Führungsversprechen mit Blick auf Menschenrechte und Umweltschutz einlösen
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz und die Wirtschaft: Reguliert uns!
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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: UNI Global Union calls on governments to not backslide on human rights commitments
As the vote on the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) approaches this Friday, UNI Global Union is calling on governments to support this legislation, which is key to embedding human rights across companies’ operations and value chains as well as across economies.
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Pressemitteilung der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: Deutsche Enthaltung zu EU-Lieferkettengesetz ist ein Armutszeugnis für Demokratie und Menschenrechtsschutz
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Germany abstaining on corporate sustainability legislation would knowingly fail people and our planet
Press comment by the Environmental Justice Foundation
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FIBS statement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Statement of Finnish Business and Society (FIBS)
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EU: European Brands Association urges member states to support due diligence directive
AIM, which represents manufacturers of branded consumer goods in Europe, urges EU member states to support Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive compromise agreement.
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Unternehmen sprechen sich für ein starkes EU-Lieferkettengesetz aus
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The German Institute for Human Rights: EU-Member states should agree to EU Due Diligence Directive
The German Institute for Human Rights urges the German Government and all other EU member states to vote in favour of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in the final vote on 9 February.
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amfori statement in support of adoption of the CSDDD
amfori calls on EU policymakers to endorse the political agreement
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EU: Germany will abstain from EU supply chain law vote, according to German labour minister
Germany will abstain from the vote after the co-ruling Free Democrats had rejected his proposals to approve the law, minister Hubertus Heil said.
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Misereor rügt Regierung
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Joint letter from investor networks reiterating support for CSDDD
On February 6, 2024, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Eurosif - the European Sustainable Investment Forum, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR) released a statement reiterating their support for the agreement reached between the Council and European Parliament on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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SPD-Grundwertekommission: Deutschland sollte dem EU-Lieferkettengesetz auch entgegen der FDP-Position zustimmen
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Über 40 Wissenschaftler*innen rufen zur Annahme der CSDDD durch den EU-Rat auf
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Pakistani trade unionists take stock: The Supply Chain Act protects workers and trade unions on the ground!
According to the trade unionists Nasir Mansoor and Zehra Khan, even if there are some areas that need to be improved, the German Supply Chain Act is already having a positive impact and is protecting human rights on the ground - as are those companies that are willing to address human rights in their supply chains.
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Ja zu Lieferkettengesetz für Glaubwürdigkeit der EU-Staaten essenziell
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Brot für die Welt fordert Scholz auf, Richtlinienkompetenz zu nutzen und EU-Lieferkettengesetz zuzustimmen
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SPD fordert FDP zu Ja zu EU-Lieferkettengesetz auf
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Pressestatement der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: FDP-Sabotage des EU-Lieferkettengesetzes ist Affront gegen Betroffene von Menschenrechtsverletzungen
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EU: Lawyers & scholars working on European Model Clauses call on member states & MEPs to vote in favour of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Statement by legal professionals from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Portugal who work together to develop European Model Clauses (EMC) in the framework of the future European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte: Bundesregierung sollte der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie zustimmen
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EU due diligence law: Companies want rules
The FDP wants to prevent the EU supply chain law. Yet many companies are in favour of a strong law.
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Fünf Mythen und Fakten zur EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie
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Studie: Mehrheit der Unternehmen begrüßt das EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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Commentary: Germany throws a spanner in works of the EU supply chain law
Chancellor Scholz needs to rule on the matter and decide that his government supports the law, despite resistance from the FDP, writes Juliane Kippenberg from Human Rights Watch.
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Österreich: Justizministerin Zadic bekräftigt ihre Zustimmung zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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Recherche zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz: FDP stellt sich gegen Positionen, die Justizminister Buschmann innerhalb der Bundesregierung & in der EU vertreten hat
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FDP-Präsidium will EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie verhindern
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Pressemitteilung der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: Kehrtwende der FDP beim EU-Lieferkettengesetz setzt Glaubwürdigkeit Deutschlands aufs Spiel
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The CS3D: a milestone for supply chain responsibility
Commentary by MEP Axel Voss
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Promising yet flawed: EU Law on corporate sustainability faces key challenges
Commentary by the Danish Institute for Human Rights
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Stronger winds of change: Landmark EU agreement big step towards ending corporate abuse
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, and Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, BHRRC, reflect on the massive leap forward made by the EU last week, with its ground-breaking political deal to better tackle human rights abuses and environmental harms caused by business. Globally, this is the first attempt to enshrine the international standards set by the UN and the OECD in laws across a major economic bloc, and with legal liability and administrative penalties for companies that do not comply.
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Politische Einigung über EU-Gesetz zur Unternehmensverantwortung ein Schritt nach vorn
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BHRRC comments on CSDDD agreement: Landmark shift towards human rights and environmental protections in business set by EU despite serious omissions
Commentary from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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Agreement reached on EU due diligence law
Statement by Swedwatch
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EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: landmark step forward but proof of need for greater policy coherence
Statement by OECD Watch
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Einigung im Trilog: Meilenstein auf dem Weg zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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The EU falls short: Finance granted free pass on environmental and human rights accountability
Statement by ShareAction
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Breakthrough in EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Negotiations
Commentary by SOMO
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Shift welcomes substantial alignment of the political agreement on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive with the UNGPs
Statement by Shift
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EU: Agreement on new EU legislation governing big business is an important step but fails to fully advance human rights
Press release by Amnesty
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Landmark due diligence legislation agreed in the EU
Commentary by Anti-Slavery International
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CSDDD political deal: A pivotal step but a missed opportunity to embrace transformative change
Press release by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice
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Devoir de vigilance des entreprises : le Parlement européen et les États membres parviennent à un accord
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Due diligence deal will help end corporate exploitation
Statement by European Trade Union Confederation
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Global: Directiva Europea de Debida Diligencia para empresas en revisión técnica
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Devoir de vigilance : un accord trouvé au niveau européen, fortement affaibli par le lobbying des multinationales
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Politische Einigung auf EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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América Latina: Organizaciones de la sociedad civil solicitan al gobierno español impulsar la aprobación de la directiva europea de diligencia debida
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UE: Campaña europea 'Justicia asunto de todos-as' revela apoyo público a una ley de diligencia debida empresarial
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UE: Comisión europarlamentaria de asuntos jurídicos votará directiva sobre diligencia debida el 24 de abril
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Comentario: Más de 220 organizaciones de la sociedad civil cuestionan deficiencias en el texto de la Directiva Europea y ley sobre empresas y derechos humanos
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América Latina: Comentario sobre la importancia de las leyes de diligencia debida de la Unión Europea para esta región
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América Latina: OSC estrenan documental sobre debida diligencia en materia de derechos humanos en el Parlamento Europeo
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Global: Comentario sobre la propuesta de Directiva europea de diligencia debida, sostenibilidad y papel de las empresas
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Global: Se reúnen empresas y redes locales del Pacto Mundial para abordar debida diligencia en materia de derechos humanos y nueva directiva de la Unión Europea
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Global: UE hará que empresas informen sobre su impacto ambiental y en materia de derechos humanos
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Global: Parlamento Europeo aprueba norma para la protección de activistas frente al abuso del derecho contra personas defensoras en contextos empresariales
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Global: Parlamento Europeo aprueba resolución sobre la diligencia debida de las empresas en relación con los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente
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