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"Don't shoot the messenger": Protection against reprisals under the proposed EU due diligence legislation
Safe stakeholder engagement is key to ensuring effective implementation of forthcoming EU due diligence legislation, writes Tove Holmström. Individuals, groups and organisations that expose business-associated impacts need better protections,
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Why should banks support EU mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence?
Calls for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence have gained momentum, but what does this mean for financial institutions? BankTrack's Hannah Greep and Richard Gardiner from Global Witness explain why mHREDD is necessary and why financial institutions should support it.
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EU Human Rights Due Diligence: Lessons from the U.S. for meaningful supply chain impacts
"While the French and US laws are both too new to judge conclusively, it is clear that they offer important and mutually supportive perspectives on the profoundly complex challenge of tackling human rights abuses in global supply chains", says Jade Saunders.
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Paving the Way: The Pioneering Role of the French Duty of Vigilance Law and its Relevance for EU-Level Mandatory Due Diligence
Odile Roussel reflects on lessons learnt from the French experience, among others that creating a legal obligation can prove more effective than incentives or voluntary measures, while reinforcing those companies already engaged in efforts to conduct business responsibly.
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Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence as a Standard of Care
Lise Smit and Claire Bright discuss the key findings of a study conducted for the EU Commission, including the need to go beyond a “tick-box” approach and for regulation to provide for access to remedy.
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EU Legislation on Corporate Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence: Perspectives from Latin America
The Civil Society Focal Group on Business and Human Rights discuss the key elements that should form part of an EU law from their point of view, including involvement of civil society organisations and communities when developing the legislative initiative, and reflecting their concerns in the legal text itself.
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Evidence-Based Law-Making: What Lessons Have We Learnt for an Effective Due Diligence Law?
ECCJ, ECCHR and Initiative Lieferkettengesetz discuss key insights drawn from past efforts to advance responsible business conduct, including the pitfalls of social auditing as well as the need for judicial enforcement through civil liability.
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Key Considerations for Effective Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation
Théo Jaekel highlights three key issues with mHRDD legislation from his perspective as Legal Counsel and Business and Human Rights Expert at Ericsson, a Swedish telecomms multinational.
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Meaningful Provisions on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Communities Essential for any EU Legal Corporate Duty
Southern Organisations and Allied Human Rights NGOs call for the early inclusion of rightsholders in legislative processes, a law that ensures access to justice, and robust safeguards for defenders, in this perspective on mHRDD.
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Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in the EU: The Promise and the Risk
Olivier de Schutter and Sharan Burrow highlight the important role EU legislation will play in strengthening the bargaining power of unions and social movements in the global South.
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