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EU: Verfassungsblog & German Institute for Human Rights hold CSDDD blog symposium; incl. pieces on stakeholder engagement, civil liability & administrative enforcement
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BHR Journal article explores main elements of final CSDDD compromise
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BHRRC comments on final CSDDD adoption: Landmark win for human rights in business calls for ambitious national transposition
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Pressemitteilung & Kurzbewertung: "EU-Lieferkettengesetz nimmt letzte Hürde – Paradigmenwechsel beim Menschenrechts- und Umweltschutz"
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EU due diligence law governing big business is a landmark advance for human rights, according to Amnesty
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ECCJ reaction & analysis: "A game changer with loopholes: EU finally adopts landmark Corporate Due Diligence law"
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Medienmitteilung der Schweizer Koalition für Konzernverantwortung: CSDDD final verabschiedet
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UE : Adoption d’une loi historique sur les chaînes de valeur des entreprises
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EU Council press release: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive formally adopted
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100+ large companies, SMEs & networks reaffirm support for EU CSDDD at final stage of adoption
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CSDDD: A step in the right direction, but not the end of the road
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How do the pieces fit in the puzzle? Making sense of EU regulatory initiatives related to business and human rights
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Investor briefing: EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
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Frequently Asked Questions about the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Commentary: "What the EU crackdown on supply chains means for Swiss companies"
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A new chapter is about to start for corporate accountability
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"Die EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie - Weltweiter Schutz für Mensch und Umwelt"
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Consolidated CSDDD text as adopted by the European Parliament in all EU languages
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The European Parliament approves the CSDDD: A step towards corporate justice
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The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Maximising impact through transposition and implementation
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Am Rana-Plaza-Jahrestag: EU-Lieferkettengesetz nimmt nächste Hürde
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Due diligence: MEPs adopt rules for firms on human rights and environment
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Compromise EU law will start holding companies accountable, 11 years after Rana Plaza collapse
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The European Parliament votes in favour of the CSDDD
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EU Parliament approves supply chain law
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UE : Le Parlement européen adopte la directive relative au devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité
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Groundbreaking law to eradicate forced labour from supply chains approved in the EU today
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Most recent business statements in support of mandatory due diligence & the CSDDD
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Demystifying the CSDDD: practical approach for businesses
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UE : La Directive sur le devoir de diligence en matière de développement durable des entreprises, un outil juridique pour une profitabilité durable, selon des experts
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UE : Les lobbies économiques et industriels se mobilisent contre la directive sur le devoir de vigilance
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Großer Erfolg: Das EU-Lieferkettengesetz kommt doch noch!
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EU: Parliament Legal Affairs Committee approves due diligence directive
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Summary of the CSDDD text as approved by the EU Council
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CSDDD: analysis for business practitioners
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Text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive after modifications in Council
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Debunking seven myths on the CSDDD
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France Industrie vent debout contre la directive européenne sur le « devoir de vigilance »
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EU sorgt für den Fortschritt, den die Bundesregierung schuldig geblieben ist
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Devoir de vigilance européen : les États membres adoptent un texte ressuscité grâce à la mobilisation, mais affaibli par les lobbies
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EU Council endorses corporate accountability law after years of negotiations and delays
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EU-Rat stimmt Lieferkettengesetz zu
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EU due diligence directive: Member states reach political agreement
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ECCJ reaction: CSDDD endorsement brings us 0.05% closer to corporate justice
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EU: Endorsement of Forced Labour Regulation reduces room for political resistance against CSDDD given complementarity
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Sustainable value chains: EU Council finds agreement on a common EU standard despite bitter concessions
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Due diligence: a major boost for workers' rights in company supply chains
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Politique de l'UE. Compromis de l’UE sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises
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Trotz deutscher Enthaltung: EU-Staaten stimmen für stark abgeschwächtes Lieferkettengesetz
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EU: New European business human rights law passes crucial vote
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120+ BHR lawyers and practitioners call for support for the Belgian compromise on the CSDDD
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Businesses & NGOs call on Italian Govt. to support EU due diligence directive
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Peru, Ivory Coast and Ukraine business organisations call for EU CSDDD deal
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EU negotiators arm CSDDD text against last-minute political push
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Commentary: Business deserves clarity on human rights responsibilities
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EU: Belgian presidency seeks compromise on due diligence law
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Ukrainian civil society calls on EU to promote more resilient and responsible business conduct, incl. through CSDDD
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Commentary: Why killing the CSDDD will create a mismatched patchwork of national due diligence laws
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Civil Society Letter in Support of EU CSDDD to European Embassies
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Entwicklungs- und Menschenrechtsorganisationen fordern Rettungsversuch des Kanzlers
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Uganda: CSOs says failure by EU members to agree on CSDDD jeopardises a future where corporations respect human and environmental rights
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Political volte-face hits EU supply chain law amid unwavering Belgian ambition
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Aktuelle Umfrage: Mehrheit der Deutschen und der FDP-Wähler*innen für EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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France strikes again to undermine the CSDDD
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EU: Fehlende Mehrheit im Rat Rückschlag für EU-Lieferkettengesetz; Verhandlungen gehen weiter
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EU: Over 130 organisations sharply criticise failure of member states to endorse CSDDD despite overwhelming support; negotiations to continue
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EU: Over 50 Brazilian civil society organisations urge German chancellor to vote for the CSDDD
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EU Council Fails to Approve New Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
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Commentary: For Ukraine's sake, pass the EU due diligence directive
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Common rules for the common market – the CSDDD is needed for businesses and human rights
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EU: President of the Confederation of Employers of Ukraine welcomes Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Excerpts from CSDDD legal text: Risk-based approach, appropriate measures & other features ensuring quality over bureaucracy
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Businesses make urgent call for support for EU due diligence law ahead of Council vote
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Europäisches Lieferkettengesetz: Grüne fordern Machtwort des Bundeskanzlers
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Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen fordert EU-Mitgliedstaaten auf, Lieferkettenrichtlinie anzunehmen
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EU: UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders calls on Italy to support CSDDD
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Joint statement by OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Businesses & other stakeholders call on the Italian Govt. to support the EU CSDDD
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Beschluss des SPD-Parteivorstandes: Keine Blockade von Menschenrechten und Umweltschutz - Deutsche Zustimmung zum Lieferkettengesetz!
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EU partners lose trust in Berlin after policy U-turns
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WBCSD Public Statement in support of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
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UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention: Statement in support of the adoption of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
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UN wendet sich mit Brandbrief an Scholz
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Excerpts from CSDDD legal text: protections & opportunities for SMEs
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Nobelpreisträger appelliert an Scholz
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Open letter to Chancellor Scholz on CSDDD support
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UN Human Rights Chief urges EU leaders to approve key business and human rights legislation
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Österreich: SPÖ macht beim Lieferkettengesetz Druck auf Kocher
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EU: Brot für die Welt kritisiert Österreichs Blockade des Lieferkettengesetzes
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EU member states must deliver the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: "Jetzt FDP-Lügen entlarven und Lieferkettengesetz zustimmen!"
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The UN Global Compact reiterates its support for efforts toward mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence worldwide
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Brüssel: Staatssekretär spricht sich für EU-Lieferkettengesetz aus
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EU delays due diligence law decision
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Doctoral Researchers’ Call to Support the CSDDD
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Entscheidung zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz vertagt – Scholz muss bei Menschenrechten jetzt Farbe bekennen
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Interview: Sinnloser Streit ums Lieferkettengesetz? „Es wird so oder so Standard werden“
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Irritation über "Geheimdiplomatie" der FDP
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German-Italian revolt delays EU’s due diligence law
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EU: Germany's Free Democratic Party takes aim at due diligence directive
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung: Enthaltung beim EU-Lieferkettengesetz könnte deutscher Wirtschaft schaden
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Grüne und FDP heben Streit um EU-Richtlinie auf nächste Stufe
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Nordic businesses call on their governments to support the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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WWF: Unexpected last round for corporate due diligence law tests EU's credibility
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Aufruf deutscher Kinderrechtsorganisationen zum Lieferkettengesetz: Große Chance für Kinderrechte ist durch Enthaltung der Bundesregierung gefährdet
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The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is About to Face a Critical Vote
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EU: Swedwatch & 3 others call on Swedish Govt. to respect political compromise
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EU: Over 300 business & human rights practitioners, lawyers & academics join call to support the CSDDD
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EU: Germany’s failure to support new EU business legislation undermines human rights
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Präsident des Bundesamtes für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle würde EU-Lieferkettengesetz begrüßen
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EU: European Coalition for Corporate Justice urges the Council to approve the CSDDD
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Statement by the United Nations Working Group encourages European Union Member States to adopt the draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Bischöfe appellieren an österreichische Politik für "Ja" zum Lieferkettengesetz
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EU: Business coalition calls due diligence directive "historic opportunity" and urges governments to support directive
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FIBS statement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Germany abstaining on corporate sustainability legislation would knowingly fail people and our planet
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz und die Wirtschaft: Reguliert uns!
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EU: European Brands Association urges member states to support due diligence directive
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Pressemitteilung der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: Deutsche Enthaltung zu EU-Lieferkettengesetz ist ein Armutszeugnis für Demokratie und Menschenrechtsschutz
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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: UNI Global Union calls on governments to not backslide on human rights commitments
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amfori statement in support of adoption of the CSDDD
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WWF: Kanzler Scholz muss Führungsversprechen mit Blick auf Menschenrechte und Umweltschutz einlösen
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Joint letter from investor networks reiterating support for CSDDD
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EU-Lieferkettengesetz: Misereor rügt Regierung
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EU: Germany will abstain from EU supply chain law vote, according to German labour minister
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Unternehmen sprechen sich für ein starkes EU-Lieferkettengesetz aus
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The German Institute for Human Rights: EU-Member states should agree to EU Due Diligence Directive
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Über 40 Wissenschaftler*innen rufen zur Annahme der CSDDD durch den EU-Rat auf
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Pakistani trade unionists take stock: The Supply Chain Act protects workers and trade unions on the ground!
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Ja zu Lieferkettengesetz für Glaubwürdigkeit der EU-Staaten essenziell
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SPD-Grundwertekommission: Deutschland sollte dem EU-Lieferkettengesetz auch entgegen der FDP-Position zustimmen
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Brot für die Welt fordert Scholz auf, Richtlinienkompetenz zu nutzen und EU-Lieferkettengesetz zuzustimmen
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EU: Lawyers & scholars working on European Model Clauses call on member states & MEPs to vote in favour of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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SPD fordert FDP zu Ja zu EU-Lieferkettengesetz auf
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Pressestatement der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: FDP-Sabotage des EU-Lieferkettengesetzes ist Affront gegen Betroffene von Menschenrechtsverletzungen
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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte: Bundesregierung sollte der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie zustimmen
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EU due diligence law: Companies want rules
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Fünf Mythen und Fakten zur EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie
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Commentary: Germany throws a spanner in works of the EU supply chain law
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Österreich: Justizministerin Zadic bekräftigt ihre Zustimmung zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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Studie: Mehrheit der Unternehmen begrüßt das EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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Recherche zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz: FDP stellt sich gegen Positionen, die Justizminister Buschmann innerhalb der Bundesregierung & in der EU vertreten hat
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FDP-Präsidium will EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie verhindern
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Pressemitteilung der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz: Kehrtwende der FDP beim EU-Lieferkettengesetz setzt Glaubwürdigkeit Deutschlands aufs Spiel
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The CS3D: a milestone for supply chain responsibility
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Promising yet flawed: EU Law on corporate sustainability faces key challenges
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Stronger winds of change: Landmark EU agreement big step towards ending corporate abuse
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Politische Einigung über EU-Gesetz zur Unternehmensverantwortung ein Schritt nach vorn
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BHRRC comments on CSDDD agreement: Landmark shift towards human rights and environmental protections in business set by EU despite serious omissions
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Agreement reached on EU due diligence law
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CSDDD political deal: A pivotal step but a missed opportunity to embrace transformative change
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EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: landmark step forward but proof of need for greater policy coherence
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Landmark due diligence legislation agreed in the EU
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Breakthrough in EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Negotiations
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Devoir de vigilance des entreprises : le Parlement européen et les États membres parviennent à un accord
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EU: Agreement on new EU legislation governing big business is an important step but fails to fully advance human rights
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Shift welcomes substantial alignment of the political agreement on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive with the UNGPs
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Einigung im Trilog: Meilenstein auf dem Weg zum EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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The EU falls short: Finance granted free pass on environmental and human rights accountability
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Politische Einigung auf EU-Lieferkettengesetz
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Due diligence deal will help end corporate exploitation
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Devoir de vigilance : un accord trouvé au niveau européen, fortement affaibli par le lobbying des multinationales
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