Resources in 'CSDDD'

The publication by the European Commission of its Omnibus proposal revising key corporate sustainability laws sends a clear political signal: President Ursula von der Leyen is deprioritising human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protections for the sake of dangerous deregulation. The...

For the German-speakers, check out this profile of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights in the Tagesspiegel Background written by Marius Ochs with input from Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, PhD. Take-away: The Investor Alliance is a NGO that supports investors in keeping their value chains free of human...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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