Resources in 'CSDDD'

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

CSDDD: A step in the right direction, but not the end of the road

Blog
By Maya Nirula, Spring Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights Last week marked a long-awaited milestone: On April 24 the EU Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, commonly referred to as the CSDDD, legislation that will require certain EU and non-EU companies...
Monday, April 29, 2024

The CSDDD: How the Phoenix Can Rise from the Ashes

In the News
There was no shortage of disappointment and discourse from all sides during the recent negotiations on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Opinions were plentiful, diverse, passionate, and the gloves certainly came off in the final round.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The business case for human rights? Why financial risk is a dangerous argument

In the News
The business case paradigm for human rights emphasizes a profit-based incentive for companies to respect human rights. Rights practitioners should be aware of this framework’s pitfalls.
Friday, February 9, 2024

Investor groups urge EU states to approve supply-chain law

In the News
Investor groups have called on EU states to back a deal that would require large companies to check their supply chains for damage to the environment and rights abuses and face fines if they do not address it, after Germany indicated its opposition.
Friday, February 9, 2024

Germany Threatens to Sink EU’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation

In the News
A slew of investor groups, including the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, the Principles for Responsible Investment, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights similarly released a statement on Tuesday reiterating their support for...
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Comment: CSDDD - unique opportunity, not existential threat

Blog
The EU's due diligence directive will empower governments, stakeholders and investors to hold companies accountable, say Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt and Richard Gardiner.
Monday, December 11, 2023

December 2023: Joint Letter calling for EU policymakers to adopt the CSDDD

Together with over 40 different stakeholders from the business community, financial sector, NGOs and trade unions, we have joined forces and sent a letter to EU policymakers. We call on EUon EU negotiators to reach a political agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
Logos of businesses and investors who suport an ambitious CSDDD
Monday, November 27, 2023

Business support for Indigenous Peoples' rights, including FPIC, Human Rights Defenders and meaningful stakeholder engagement in the CSDDD

In the News
Throughout the human rights and environmental due diligence process, businesses should meaningfully engage with actually and potentially affected stakeholders or their appointed representatives.
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Data providers and proxy advisers must step up on human rights

In the News
"Investors need better-quality data, at scale, to meet their human rights obligations, write Church Commissioners for England, Scottish Widows and Aviva Investors."
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Banks failing on human rights, says Banktrack

In the News
BankTrack finds the 50 largest banks are largely failing on their human rights record indicating poor progress on disclosures. Investors are watching.