Making human rights due diligence a legal requirement for companies including systems to identify, assess, mitigate or manage human rights risks and impacts to improve that process over time and to disclose the risks and impacts, the steps taken and the results.
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Signatories call the EU to not reopen the Directive for renegotiation.
‘The undersigned companies and industry associations continue to support the goals of the European Union’s sustainability due diligence … We write now to urge at this critical juncture that you focus on delivering the much-needed practical implementation of these rules. Investment and competitiveness are founded on policy certainty and legal predictability. The announcement that the European Commission will bring forward an “omnibus” initiative that could include revisiting existing legislation risks undermining both of these. … Therefore, we urge the European Commission to publicly clarify that this “omnibus approach,” if embarked upon, will not allow already agreed and adopted legal texts to be reopened for renegotiation. We are particularly concerned about the potential reopening of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), especially as the CSDDD does not introduce any overlapping reporting requirements’
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The letter expresses direct and repeated support for the approval of the CSDDD, praising the balance achieved in the political agreement and its alignment with international standards. The signatories also express concern about the risk of the directive being rejected at this final stage.
The statement indicates: “The political compromise on the CSDDD from December last year is based on the UN and OECD standards and thus builds on guidelines that responsible companies have been using as a reference for years. In our view, the requirements of the CSDDD are appropriate and feasible.” “We are very concerned that German support for the CSDDD could still be withdrawn in the final approval process.” “We expect Chancellor Olaf Scholz to secure this democratically achieved compromise and thereby provide companies with legal certainty and fair competitive conditions.”
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The entities welcome the directive and urge EU legislators to do support it
The statement includes that following '“The CSDDD is substantially aligned with the international standards on Responsible Business Conduct. This makes it credible and its implementation manageable.” “At the same time, it is ground-breaking as it makes due diligence mandatory for companies that are in scope across the EU.” “We support the CSDDD and call on European decision-makers to do so as well.'
| Legislation | Phase of Active Company Engagement | Position |
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| Trade Association | Performance band |
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| Fair Wear Foundation | B |