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In this week’s debrief, we highlight the latest legislative developments at the EU level, which include the entry into application of the ESPR prohibition on certain unsold consumer products, and the leaked draft Public Procurement Regulation,…

In this week’s edition of the Debrief, multiple developments concerning due diligence legislation in the EU will be highlighted. The Commission has published the revised sustainability reporting standards…

This week, the Debrief is highlighting the landmark changes that were introduced at the 114 International Labour Conference (ILC). The ILC adopted Convention 193 on Decent Work in the…

This week’s newsletter looks at legal developments in Colombia, where a decree to strengthen business and human rights and a new traceability law for the cattle industry are advancing HREDD practices.…

In this week’s debrief, we unpack recent developments in Chile around the environmental impacts of mining and data centres. An environmental court has recently annulled a key permit for the…

This week’s debrief dissects the latest developments in litigation pieces across the business and human rights sphere. In the UK, BHP’s appeal to the liability judgement in the Mariana dam disaster…

In this week’s newsletter we look again at legislative developments as well as the array of cases being filed with relation to business and human rights and the environment. This includes a lawsuit against subsidiaries of…

This week’s newsletter covers a wave of important developments in the area of business and human rights and corporate accountability. In Switzerland, the Federal Council has published a draft mHREDD law which would…

In this week’s newsletter, we will highlight a landmark decision in Belgium, where a case against TotalEnergies over its contribution to climate change has been admitted to court. In…

In this week’s update, we are again highlighting legal proceedings that establish important precedents concerning human rights and environmental due diligence, as in France where a court has for the first time ruled against a company under the…

In this week’s newsletter we look at the curtain call on the EU’s Omnibus I saga and it implications, at least for now. With the amendments approved, the scope of the CSDDD and CSRD have been radically…

In this week’s newsletter we highlight the continuous push at the EU-level for regulatory simplification which has become synonymous with watering down legislation on business and human…

While the dust of the Omnibus changes settles in the EU, this week’s newsletter highlights changes at a national and multilateral level. As Germany moves to water down its Supply Chain Act, a…

After months of legislative chaos, this week the European Parliament approved the heavily diluted Omnibus I package. As expected, the final text narrows the scope…

As the year draws to a close, EU sustainability and human rights due diligence regulations face renewed turbulence on multiple fronts. Last week, the EU…

This week marked a turning point for European corporate accountability. In a dramatic shift, the European People’s Party (EPP) aligned with far-right groups and corporate…

This edition of the Debrief profiles key moments in the fight for corporate accountability from the past two weeks, from the EU Parliament's Omnibus rejection…

This edition of The Debrief unpacks a pivotal moment for EU corporate accountability. The European Parliament has approved its negotiating position on the Omnibus, slashing…

From stalled negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to mounting industry pressure regarding EU Deforestation Regulation delays, the EU’s sustainability agenda is being…

As the EU Parliament enters its final stretch of negotiations on the Omnibus legislation, internal and external stakes continue to rise. ExxonMobil, the US's largest…

This edition of the Debrief unpacks investors and businesses continuing efforts to resist the watering down of the CSDDD, through urging the Commission to keep…

Over the past two weeks, numerous developments have unfolded at the crossroads of business, trade, and human rights. At the European level, the EU Commission…

As the clock ticks on the EU Omnibus negotiations and the application deadline for the EUDR looms, the regulations face unprecedented pressure from internal and…

This week, mounting political and corporate pressure from chocolate giants, such as Mondelez, puts the EUDR at risk of further delays and revisions. As the…