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Directive on corporate Due Diligence: Conservative MEPs go against citizens’ expectations

Paris, 12 April 2023 – Two weeks before a decisive vote is due to take place at the European Parliament on the Corporate sustainability…

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Focus on: Environmental issues under the proposed European Directive on the Duty of Vigilance

October 2022 – Last February, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on “corporate sustainability due diligence”. Now that the Council is…

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Corporate Impunity

European Directive on Corporate Due Diligence: the Council of the European Union approves a text weakened by France

Paris, December 1st, 2022 – This morning, the Council has finally approved its general approach on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Proposal. The…

Analysis and recommendations

Corporate Impunity

Focus on: Can the proposed European Directive on the Duty of Vigilance close the corporate accountability gap?

6 September 2022 – Last February, the European Commission published a proposal for a directive on “corporate sustainability due diligence”. Now that the Council…

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Activists call for EU to tip the scales on new human rights and sustainability rules for business

Paris, 6 September 2022 – Today, activists set up ‘scales of justice’ in front of the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels to ask EU…

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Corporate Impunity

Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: the proposal finally unveiled by the Commission must be improved

After many delays, the European Commission has just published its proposal for a directive imposing a corporate duty of vigilance in human rights and…

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Handbook of proposals to regulate multinationals

Looking back at the progress made over the last decade and drawing lessons for the future, Sherpa has updated its Handbook of proposals to…

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Corporate Impunity

Civil society calls on Thales to put an end to suspected indirect support to the Myanmar junta

Info Birmanie, Justice For Myanmar, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Sherpa denounce exports of military technology carried out by Thales to an Indian intermediary…

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Corporate Impunity

Climate litigation against Total: the Versailles Court of Appeal confirms the jurisdiction of the judicial court

Paris, 18 November 2021 – In the climate litigation brought by 5 NGOs and 13 local authorities against Total, the Versailles Court of Appeal…

Investigation and report

Corporate Impunity

Third edition of the Duty of Vigilance Radar: McDonald’s, Lactalis, Bigard, Adrexo, Leroy Merlin, Generali, Altrad, Euro Disney … 44 companies still breaking the law?

CCFD-Terre Solidaire and Sherpa publish today the third edition of the “Duty of Vigilance Radar”. According to the research conducted by the two organisations,…

Analysis and recommendations

Corporate Impunity

Creating a Public Authority to Enforce the Duty of Vigilance Law: A Step Backward?

Sherpa publishes an analysis and recommendations with respect to the potential creation of an authority in charge of enforcing the French Duty of Vigilance…

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Corporate Impunity

First court decision in the climate litigation against Total: A promising interpretation of the French Duty of Vigilance Law

This blogpost was originally published on 26 March 2021 as part of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre series on mandatory human rights…

Analysis and recommendations

Corporate Impunity

Strengthening Corporate Accountability: Toward an Ambitious European Legislation on the Duty of Vigilance

January 26, 2021 – Adopted in 2017 after a long advocacy, the French law on the duty of vigilance is a world first in…

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Directive on corporate Due Diligence: Conservative MEPs go against citizens’ expectations

Focus on: Environmental issues under the proposed European Directive on the Duty of Vigilance

European Directive on Corporate Due Diligence: the Council of the European Union approves a text weakened by France

Focus on: Can the proposed European Directive on the Duty of Vigilance close the corporate accountability gap?

Activists call for EU to tip the scales on new human rights and sustainability rules for business

Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: the proposal finally unveiled by the Commission must be improved

Handbook of proposals to regulate multinationals

Civil society calls on Thales to put an end to suspected indirect support to the Myanmar junta

Climate litigation against Total: the Versailles Court of Appeal confirms the jurisdiction of the judicial court

Third edition of the Duty of Vigilance Radar: McDonald’s, Lactalis, Bigard, Adrexo, Leroy Merlin, Generali, Altrad, Euro Disney … 44 companies still breaking the law?

Creating a Public Authority to Enforce the Duty of Vigilance Law: A Step Backward?

First court decision in the climate litigation against Total: A promising interpretation of the French Duty of Vigilance Law

Strengthening Corporate Accountability: Toward an Ambitious European Legislation on the Duty of Vigilance

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