On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
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The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
With the growing legal significance of ESG topics for corporate management the question arises whether ESG investigations should be...
On the occasion of this year’s International Human Rights Day, we want to highlight some of the recent developments with respect to...
On the International Human Rights Day in December 2020, our German-speaking offices hosted an online panel discussion with key executives...
As reported, the European Commission announced earlier this year that it would present a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights...
Since the introduction of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights in 2011, business and human rights have become increasingly...
On 22 June 2020 the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament (EP) discussed and published two related policy briefings on the...
The European Commission has published the results of its study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain. The study draws on...