Call for proposals for our Land Acquisition Fund
31 January, 2023
Call for proposals for our Land Acquisition Fund
31 January, 2023
Leading the way in sustainability is not a…
25 January, 2023
Wednesday 11 may 2022
Header photo: European Union flag Markus Spiske for Unsplash
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. This directive could represent an important step forward in minimising the negative impacts of businesses on workers, communities and the environment worldwide. In response, over 220 NGOs and trade unions from around the world welcome the proposal as an essential and long-awaited step toward corporate accountability, responsible business conduct and access to justice.
However, the proposal contains significant flaws that risk preventing the directive from achieving the positive impact that people, planet, and climate urgently need. Human rights, labour and environmental organisations and networks call on the European Parliament and EU Member States to strengthen the text in line with what EU citizens, workers and communities affected by corporate abuses worldwide have vocally and publicly demanded.
‘The joint statement outlines our collective views on how to improve the proposal to guarantee that the law will effectively prevent corporate harm to human rights, the environment and climate; as well as provide victims of corporate abuse with access to effective remedies,’ Antoinette Sprenger, senior expert environmental justice at IUCN NL, explains.
31 January, 2023
The IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund invites nature conservation NGOs around the world to submit their proposal to safeguard nature…
25 January, 2023
For years, the Dutch government has been supporting voluntary international corporate responsibility covenants and efforts have been made to develop…