29/10/21
Why is the EU absent in UN negotiations on binding human rights rules for business?
The significance of the EU’s absence during UN treaty negotiations on binding human rights rules for business.
13/10/21
Citizens want strong EU law to hold companies liable for abuse
Over 80 percent of citizens from multiple EU countries want strong laws to hold companies liable for overseas …
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16/06/21
Industry’s lobby tricks against liability for human rights and environmental abuses
New report reveals how corporations sneakily sabotage a new EU law to hold them accountable Corporate lobbyist …
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10/03/21
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 corpo …
10/03/21
Laws to hold European companies accountable inch closer
Today, the European Parliament voted through a resolution calling for long-needed laws to hold EU transnationa …
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23/02/21
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 …
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