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Series It's time for the EU to clean up corporate supply chains
"While we cannot undo the collapse of Rana Plaza, pollution in the Niger delta or the deaths of migrant workers in Qatar, the COVID-19 crisis has offered us a chance to rethink and redesign global value chains" – Members of European Parliament Lara Wolters, Manon Aubry, Pascal Durand and Heidi Hautala after the plenary vote on the corporate due diligence and accountability report
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Series EU mandatory due diligence legislation: What investors need to know and why they should care
"We are now at a watershed moment, and responsible companies and investors stand to gain when reform comes into effect. However, tangible benefits for workers and communities around the world will be the only real measure of success. They have been waiting for this moment too long already."
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Series Business and Human Rights Legislation and the Enforcement Question
In this blog Nick De Mulder summarises the key findings of a paper by Kingsley Napley and Dr Rachel Chambers on how a compulsory UK human rights due diligence law could improve the enforcement and legal landscape for victims of cross-border human rights abuses.
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Series "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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Series 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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Series 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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Series 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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Series 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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Series 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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Series 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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