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Series Civil society leads the way to human rights-based corporate regulation in Colombia
A coalition of civil society organisations in Colombia is pushing for a law to address what they have called "a century of impunity" for human rights violations in the context of business operations. SIEMBRA and BHRRC explain the four essential features of a legal framework to hold business accountable.
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Series Paper-pushers or change-makers? The EU's Omnibus should not stifle companies' efforts to tackle their most severe human rights risks
"The Omnibus’ departure from the risk-based approach risks a regression in international consensus and from current and emerging business practice," write Mathilde Dicalou, Noah Mardirossian and Gabrielle Holly from the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
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Series To lead or to capitulate: Europe’s impending decision on people and planet
The European Union’s groundbreaking legislation to direct business to deliver sustainability and rights is under attack from within and without its borders. Will leaders capitulate further with a false competitiveness narrative that has completely gone off track? Or will they hold to and help lead the path towards sustainability and public trust that they were on, joined by many of the largest of the world’s emerging markets?
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Series The Omnibus proposal imperils the power of CSDDD for migrant worker rights
The Directive promised to incentivise the world’s largest companies to embed human rights into their operations. The Omnibus risks derailing this promise, at the expense of some of the world’s most vulnerable workers.
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Series No mHREDD, no smart mix: Developing effective legal frameworks in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are home to some of the world's largest and most influential corporations – but a lack of robust mHREDD legislation has allowed some companies to operate without adequate oversight, leading to human rights abuses and environmental degradation across their supply chains.
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Series A Global Heat Map: Identifying hot spots for corporate abuse
The German Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) on using data to identify hot spots in corporate abuse.
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Series Why the UK Needs a strong Business, Human Rights and Environment Act: Lessons from the EU's advances and shortcomings
The UK can learn from the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - both its successes and its shortcomings - to adopt a tailored Business, Human Rights and Environment Act that builds on an existing British model to create a comprehensive and effective framework to address corporate abuse.
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Series A ‘digital turn’ for sustainability due diligence? Digital tools and the CSDDD
Klaas Hendrik Eller and Antoine Duval explore how digital tools will shape the reality of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Series CSDDD – A timid step forward in the fight against corporate human rights abuse
Key TU representatives welcome the approval of the CSDDD, but raise concerns over its ambition. They urge member states to take full advantage of the flexibility allowed to create stronger rules that will be more effective in protecting the rights of workers and trade unions when transposing into national law.
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Series Sweden's CSDDD U-turn crucial step forward
Sweden’s fresh support for the CSDDD demonstrates there is a decisive affinity within the Council of Europe to hold companies accountable, argues Mathieu Vervynckt, Swedwatch.
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