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14 12월 2023

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SOMO

Breakthrough in EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Negotiations

On Thursday, December 14, the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission concluded trialogue negotiations on the CSDDD directive, solidifying a final political agreement. This upcoming law holds significant potential to curb environmentally and socially harmful corporate practices...

SOMO views this agreement as a significant milestone in corporate accountability and improving access to justice for affected communities. However, the new law does not represent the transformative change SOMO and our partners sought...

SOMO expresses ongoing concerns about various issues:

  1. Financial sector largely excluded from due diligence obligations… for now: The powerful financial sector has largely been excluded from obligations to avoid harmful impacts of their investments. Financial actors, holding nearly 80% of the private sector’s financial assets in the EU, are engines for both harmful and sustainable corporate activity. Their exclusion is a major shortcoming that will hamper progress toward sustainable economies and responsible investment practices. Excluding finance is also out of line with leading international standards on business and human rights. The European Commission has committed to developing a separate due diligence directive for the financial sector – the Commission would be well advised to make haste with this, lest it be too little, too late.
  2. Climate transition plans are in, but emission reduction obligations are missing: The CSDDD represents a step forward in the battle against climate change, by requiring EU companies (including financial sector companies) to develop climate transition plans with clear reduction targets. However, the deal has failed to meet the moment with the urgency required to address the climate emergency. There are still no emission reduction obligations or liability for firms.  This is a key missed opportunity with numerous major fossil fuel projects operated by EU-based companies. Holding companies liable for climate harms and forcing them to reduce emissions will – for now – continue to be left to courts like those in the Netherlands and to activists in the streets around the world.
  3. Comprehensive access to justice measures: Strong civil liability and access to justice provisions are key to an effective CSDDD. Victims, including workers, trade unions, communities, and Indigenous Peoples, must have access to court for the protection of individual and collective rights. SOMO is encouraged to see that today’s deal maintained strong access to justice measures for victims of corporate abuse, particularly around increased access to evidence and reasonable time limits to file claims. 

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