'Concrete and significant step': European Council formally adopts sweeping corporate due diligence rules

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'Concrete and significant step': European Council formally adopts sweeping corporate due diligence rules

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive will require firms operating in the EU to strengthen efforts to tackle environmental and human rights impacts in their supply chains

A landmark EU directive requiring large firms operating within the bloc to guard against environmental and human rights violations in their supply chains has today navigated the final step in the legislative...

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