How will the EU's new law fight corporate power and help environmental defenders?
The European Union’s new corporate accountability law is a major win. But how will it help protect land and environmental defenders?
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Blog Post | May 27, 2024
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Blog Post | April 24, 2024 A new chapter is about to start for corporate accountability
EU Parliament votes to hold big companies accountable for harm they cause to people and the planet
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Press Release | April 24, 2024 “A new chapter for corporate accountability” – European Parliament approves CSDDD
The biggest companies operating in the EU will soon be obliged to respect human rights and the environment
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Press Release | March 15, 2024 Corporate accountability law: EU countries give free pass to two-thirds of companies
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Blog Post | December 18, 2023 Five takeaways from the CSDDD: the EU’s new corporate accountability law
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Press Release | December 14, 2023 Landmark EU law obliges companies to act on climate, misses chance to make banks green investments
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Press Release | November 14, 2023 European banks and investors, including Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and Intesa Sanpaolo, investing over €700m in companies tied to brutal violence against civilians in South Sudan
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Article | November 14, 2023 Fuel to the fire: EU banks and investors tied to violence in South Sudan
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Blog Post | October 16, 2023 The climate law the fossil fuel industry doesn’t want
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Statement | October 16, 2023 Open Letter to EU member states on the inclusion of the financial sector in the CSDDD
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Blog Post | June 08, 2023 Five wins in our campaign for a law to hold companies to account
Briefings
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Briefing Document | February 02, 2023 Runaway Risk: How the EU can prevent corporate abuse
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Briefing Document | October 12, 2022 Briefing: how the EU can make finance more sustainable
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Briefing Document | April 04, 2022 Can the EU hold companies to account?
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Briefing Document | May 12, 2021 Protecting the planet through EU legislation
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Briefing Document | April 21, 2021 Holding companies to account – a blueprint for European legislation
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Briefing Document | April 15, 2021 Preventing corporate corruption through EU legislation
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Briefing Document | June 05, 2020 Strengthening Corporate Responsibility
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Briefing Document | February 24, 2020 Why the EU needs to act to ensure companies are not harming people and planet
Press Releases
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Press Release | April 24, 2024 “A new chapter for corporate accountability” – European Parliament approves CSDDD
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Press Release | March 15, 2024 Corporate accountability law: EU countries give free pass to two-thirds of companies
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Press Release | December 14, 2023 Landmark EU law obliges companies to act on climate, misses chance to make banks green investments
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Press Release | November 14, 2023 European banks and investors, including Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and Intesa Sanpaolo, investing over €700m in companies tied to brutal violence against civilians in South Sudan
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Press Release | June 01, 2023 European Parliament backs climate action for businesses, green due diligence for financial sector
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Press Release | May 30, 2023 French giant Veolia accused of buying “toxic” Colombian landfill, failed to address the risks faced by environmental defenders
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Press Release | April 25, 2023 “Time we cannot afford to lose” – MEPs back major delay for landmark corporate accountability law
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Press Release | February 09, 2023 MEPs take a step towards holding companies accountable for climate and environmental harm
Blogs
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Blog Post | May 27, 2024 How will the EU's new law fight corporate power and help environmental defenders?
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Blog Post | April 24, 2024 A new chapter is about to start for corporate accountability
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Blog Post | December 18, 2023 Five takeaways from the CSDDD: the EU’s new corporate accountability law
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Blog Post | October 16, 2023 The climate law the fossil fuel industry doesn’t want
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Blog Post | June 08, 2023 Five wins in our campaign for a law to hold companies to account
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Blog Post | May 14, 2023 Europeans want a law to hold companies accountable on climate
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Blog Post | March 13, 2023 Delikado: the film exposing the criminality lurking behind Palawan in the Philippines
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Blog Post | January 23, 2023 Berta Cáceres: New rules for banks could help stop defender killings
