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Illicit Financial Flows

CSO Open Letter to global investors and financial service providers

We, the 50 undersigned organisations, would like to remind the global financial community of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities in ensuring their…

Open Letter

Corporate Impunity

Open letter on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)

Open letter on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) Dear Ministers, Commissioners, Members of Parliament and of the European Parliament, We are writing to you…

Legal doctrine

Corporate Impunity

Blog Post – Key legal obstacles around jurisdiction for victims seeking justice remain in the Revised Draft treaty

Sandra Cossart and Lucie Chatelain wrote a blog post on the Revised Draft treaty, “Key legal obstacles around jurisdiction for victims seeking justice remain…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

Time for constructive engagement from the EU and Member States on the content of the Revised Draft of the UN Binding Treaty

Paris, October 14, 2019. More than ever, citizens are mobilizing for action to stop climate change and corporate activities damaging our shared environment, health…

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Corporate Impunity

Citizens demand the EU stops stalling on a treaty to ensure that businesses respect human rights

Citizens demand the EU stops stalling on a treaty to ensure that businesses respect human rights This week saw the publication of the landmark…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

Sherpa and UNI Global Union send formal notice to Teleperformance—calling on the world leader in call centers to strengthen workers’ rights

Paris, July 18, 2019 – French NGO Sherpa and the 20 million-member UNI Global Union formally put Paris-based outsourcing giant Teleperformance on notice today that it must comply with its…

Investigation and report

Corporate Impunity

Companies subject to the duty of vigilance under the radar of NGOs

Paris, 27 June 2019 – Two years after the adoption of the French law on the duty of vigilance, Sherpa and the CCFD-Terre Solidaire…

Q&A

Corporate Impunity

Law on the duty of vigilance: Frequently Asked Questions

France is the very first country with a mandatory regulation for companies, establishing legal obligations to ensure respect of human rights and environments throughout…

Analysis and recommendations

Corporate Impunity

Vigilance Plans Reference Guidance: a legal analysis on the duty of vigilance pioneering law

VIGILANCE PLANS REFERENCE GUIDANCE: legal analysis on the pioneering duty of vigilance law Two years after the adoption in France of the law…

News

Corporate Impunity

Petition on BNP Paribas and the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi : We have Already Obtained Almost 150 000 signatures!

Paris, 6 July 2017 On 29 June 2017, while Sherpa, the SCRC and Ibuka France brought a suit against BNP Paribas for complicity in…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

Public Response by Sherpa to the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Paris, 9 May 2017 Sherpa welcomes the publication, on April 26th 2017, of a National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of the UN…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

France adopts corporate duty of vigilance law: a first historic step towards better human rights and environmental protection

Paris, 22 February 2017 – The French Parliament adopted a much-awaited law establishing a duty of vigilance obligation for parent and subcontracting companies. The…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

Multinational Corporations’ Duty of Care: One Step Closer to the Final Adoption of the Bill

Wednesday, 30th November 2016 – Yesterday, the Members of the French National Assembly passed the Bill on the duty of care of parent companies and…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

Business and human rights: the world is still waiting for action

16 June 2016 – The international community adopted the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in June 2011, pledging to address…

Press release

Corporate Impunity

NGOs welcome support of European Parliamentarians for duty of care legislation of EU corporations towards people affected by their activities

Brussels – 18 May 2016 Today, eight national parliaments launched a “green card” initiative at European Union (EU) level to ensure corporate accountability for…

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CSO Open Letter to global investors and financial service providers

Open letter on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)

Blog Post – Key legal obstacles around jurisdiction for victims seeking justice remain in the Revised Draft treaty

Time for constructive engagement from the EU and Member States on the content of the Revised Draft of the UN Binding Treaty

Citizens demand the EU stops stalling on a treaty to ensure that businesses respect human rights

Sherpa and UNI Global Union send formal notice to Teleperformance—calling on the world leader in call centers to strengthen workers’ rights

Companies subject to the duty of vigilance under the radar of NGOs

Law on the duty of vigilance: Frequently Asked Questions

Vigilance Plans Reference Guidance: a legal analysis on the duty of vigilance pioneering law

Petition on BNP Paribas and the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi : We have Already Obtained Almost 150 000 signatures!

Public Response by Sherpa to the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

France adopts corporate duty of vigilance law: a first historic step towards better human rights and environmental protection

Multinational Corporations’ Duty of Care: One Step Closer to the Final Adoption of the Bill

Business and human rights: the world is still waiting for action

NGOs welcome support of European Parliamentarians for duty of care legislation of EU corporations towards people affected by their activities

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