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Tag: European Union

EU letter due diligence

Companies lobby Brussels for due diligence unity

A letter to the European Union asks that definitions in the coming directive are consistent with guidelines from the UN and OECD.

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EU sustainability reporting rules face scrutiny

As the new rules wend their way through the EU drafting process, interested parties from all sides clamour to be heard.

EU due diligence directive

Last-minute appeal to strengthen due diligence directive

Campaigners ask European Council to widen the ambit of EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive.

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EU under fire over sustainability reporting reforms

Campaigners fear that ‘limited’ EU draft directives on corporate reporting will hinder the creation of a ‘sustainable and just economy’.

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European companies embrace climate governance

A report from Glass Lewis has found that while corporate governance measures are addressing climate change, companies vary in how they are tackling the issue.

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Brexit could increase European voices on UK boards, says report

The need to maintain ties with the EU could see more European representatives appointed to UK boards, according to Odgers Berndtson’s Virginia Bottomley.

EC proposes better protection for whistleblowers

European legislators aim to improve safeguards by proposing an EU-wide responsibility for companies to set up whistleblowing procedures.

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HSBC spends $28m preparing for Brexit

HSBC bank reports its spending on preparations for departure from the EU, while working on a contingency plan that assumes the UK will leave the single market and customs union.

Factory in Delhi making clothes for western companies

Campaigners call on EU to back mandatory human rights due diligence

The European Union should introduce compulsory human rights due diligence for companies to check their supply chains, argues campaign group the European Coalition for Corporate Justice.

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EU companies to face new anti-money laundering obligations

An EU directive will aim to create improved corporate culture, with new regulations forcing companies to maintain records on beneficial owners.

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