The question of how companies carry out due diligence to ensure that human rights abuses are not taking place in their supply chains, is becoming increasingly prominent. The EU has a patchwork of laws promoting transparency and supply chain due diligence in some sectors , and is under increasing pressure to table new legislation to protect human rights.
The ‘Gearing up EU action in Responsible Business Conduct’ event, including the presentation of a shadow EU action plan for Responsible Business Conduct by MEPs, examines how such legislation should be shaped, what tools are needed by civil society, and how company sentiment towards such initiatives has evolved.
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Companies will support EU law on due diligence, but need assurances on liability
Companies will support EU law on human rights due diligence, but want assurances that it will not expose them to increased risk of lawsuits, argues Virginie Mahin.
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Gearing up for fair globalisation and accountable business
Every day goods produced by European companies abroad enter the internal market, tainted by serious human rights violations. Things will not change unless Europe moves to change them, argue Heidi Hautala and Jude Kirton-Darling.
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Table human rights due diligence law, MEPs tell Commission
MEPs have launched ambitious plans for an EU law requiring companies to carry out human rights due diligence in their supply chains.