New EU Commission plan to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) overlooks the urgent need to address the negative impacts the private sector has on people and the planet.ECCJ, the European civil society coalition working on corporate accountability, believes the Commission’s plan does not reflect the responsibility of companies to respect human rights, throughout their operations and supply chains, and their primary obligation to do no harm by preventing and mitigating abuses. “The SDGs propose a vision of a socially and environmentally inclusive, equitable and resilient future. However, they are only as effective as States allow them to be, and the success of their implementation relies strongly on addressing the serious human rights issues created by the complexity of today’s globalised market,” says ECCJ Coordinator, Jerome Chaplier. The EU has a vital role to play in creating a more sustainable future, being a global leader for progress, the home of a large number of companies operating in global value chains, and, by far, the biggest development aid donor in the world...