Réglementaire EU: member states adopt watered-down due diligence directive at the last minute European legislation After the texts on non-financial reporting (CSRD) and forced labour, the EU will complete its regulatory framework on CSR with a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The text adopted by member states, which has been watered down further, now only requires formal adoption by the European Parliament and Council, expected at the end of April.
Réglementaire EU: Belgian Presidency presents last-ditch text on due diligence European legislation Following the refusal of France, Italy and Germany to vote on the proposed corporate sustainability due diligence directive, it was not put to the vote on 28 February.…
Exclusif Réglementaire Isabelle Schömann (ETUC): “We continue to mobilise on due diligence” European legislation As the end of the European term of office approaches, several countries, including Germany and France, are blocking the adoption of the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. Speaking to mind RH, Isabelle Schömann, deputy general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, deplores this state of affairs, while announcing that mobilisation on the topic will continue. In her opinion, the failure of the process would be all the more regrettable as it would mark the disconnection of certain states and employer organisations, while the need to regulate is supported by many companies.
Réglementaire EU: co-legislators reach agreement on ban on imports of products made with forced labour European legislation On Tuesday 5 March, European Parliament and Council negotiators reached agreement on a draft regulation banning the import of products produced using forced labour.…
Réglementaire EU: sustainability due diligence directive blocked by few member states European legislation The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The possibility of this major text regulating corporate CSR practices being adopted before the European elections appears more limited than ever.
Réglementaire EU: compromise finally reached on corporate sustainability due diligence directive European legislation European legislators have reached an agreement on companies' due diligence requirements with regard to sustainability. While there was strong pressure to weaken the obligations, 15,000 companies will now have to prevent and mitigate any human rights and environmental abuses along their value chain, under the stewardship of national authorities.
France: La Poste becomes first company to be convicted of breaching due diligence requirements National legislation On 5 December, the Paris Court of First Instance found the French company guilty of failing to comply with its due diligence requirements. La Poste was sued by the Sud-PTT trade union federation for failing to ensure the safety of workers in its subcontracting chain and was found guilty of failing to draw up a sufficiently detailed risk map.
EU: MEPs vote to ban imports of products made with forced labour European legislation On Monday 16 October, MEPs in the Internal Market and International Trade committees voted in favour of the draft regulation presented by the European Commission in September 2022,…
Canada: investigations launched against Walmart and Hugo Boss after allegations of Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders Following complaints from a group of NGOs, an investigation has been launched into Walmart and Hugo Boss which are two of three companies being accused of sourcing from factories suspected of using forced Uyghur labour.
Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers targeted by new legal action over forced labour Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders With China’s Xinjiang province providing 20% of the world's cotton supplies, legal action has been launched for a second time in France against three major retailing businesses: Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers. In Brussels, the European Commission may be moving towards US-style legislation that targets products produced using forced labour and reverses the burden of proof.
