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Something for Europeans to celebrate – a new social contract begins to emerge?
BHRRC's Phil Bloomer and ITUC's Sharan Burrow discuss the EU Commission's plans for mandatory due diligence in a piece for Open Democracy
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Mexico can be a world leader in improving business conduct on human rights and the environment
Ahead of this week's landmark event in Mexico, Soledad García Muñoz and Phil Bloomer discuss the global movement for human rights due diligence
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EU study and legal opinion of German campaign underline need for legislation on human rights due diligence
Claudia Saller, Julia Otten and Johanna Kusch on why the German government should give the mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence agenda a real push, both at home and in Brussels.
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Landmark report on 1,000 European companies shows the need for human rights due diligence laws
Filip Gregor and Joanne Houston from Frank Bold on why reporting requirements alone won't eradicate abuse and the implications for the mandatory due diligence debate.
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Where is the European Commission going on due diligence and access to remedy in 2020?
ECCJ's Chris Patz and Claudia Saller look back on what three (now) EU Commissioners had to say on mandatory due diligence and remedy.
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2019 was the year #HumanRights due diligence came of age
BHRRC's Phil Bloomer and Dr Bärbel Kofler, German Federal Human Rights Commissioner, on why the EU's leadership on mandatory due diligence is needed in 2020
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Why Ursula von der Leyen's 'agenda for Europe' must put human rights at the core of business
Phil Bloomer of BHRRC and Claudia Saller of ECCJ make the case for mandatory human rights due diligence across Europe.
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Is it time for African countries to introduce mandatory due diligence on human rights?
The failures of self-regulation suggest mandatory legislation is needed to prevent corporate human rights harms in Africa.
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What lessons does France's Duty of Vigilance law have for other national initiatives?
Two years in, the landmark French law has much to teach us on mandatory human rights due diligence, argues Sherpa.
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Due diligence laws must not leave women behind
If women’s rights and needs are not taken into account in the development of due diligence laws, it may take years to correct.
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