European supermarkets including Casino, Carrefour and Albert Heijn are selling meat products linked to deforestation and human rights violations to unwitting consumers, and the EU plans to increase the number of destructive products on supermarket shelves with the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, reveals a report released today by Repórter Brasil and Friends of the Earth Europe.
Civil society backs EU Parliament push for corporate accountability
Today, MEPs adopted with a large majority, the JURI Legislative own-initiative report by Lara Wolters on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability with recommendations for the European Commission on necessary next steps to be taken. With this report, the European Parliament has shown its encouragement and strong support for the ongoing legislative initiative on sustainable …
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Laws to hold European companies accountable inch closer
Today, the European Parliament voted through a resolution calling for long-needed laws to hold EU transnationals accountable for their impact on human rights and the environment overseas. The resolution proposes legislation that NGOs have long called for: parent company liability for their subsidiaries, better access to justice for victims around the world, and strong sanctions …
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Green light for new GMOs?
The European Commission broke its own rules and is allowing companies which stand to profit from the weakening of GMO safety rules to help rewrite them, an investigation by Friends of the Earth Europe has found. The European Commission’s health division (DG Sante) is due to publish imminently the findings of a consultation on the …
Over half a million people tell the EU to hold business accountable
Over half a million people around the globe have demanded a strong EU law to hold corporations accountable for their impact on human rights, including trade union and workers’ rights, and the environment.
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USA & EU: Do your fair share of climate action
As the United States officially re-enters the Paris Agreement, the Friends of the Earth Federation urges the Biden Administration and the EU to do their fair share of action on the climate crisis
