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What next after the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

Event Details

The European Union and the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

This side event will take place during the 9th session of the UN open-ended Intergovernmental working group (OEIGWG) on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (Geneva, 23-27 October 2023)

Where: Palais des Nations, Room XXV, UN Geneva
When: 23 October 2023, 13:00-14:00 CEST
Languages: English with Spanish interpretation
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Background
This side event will be an opportunity to discuss together with EU representatives, representatives of EU Member States, legal experts, representatives of civil society organizations, trade unions and sustainable business the links between the current developments at EU level and the proposals in the updated draft treaty and engage in a constructive discussion on the content and the way forward for an ambitious treaty on business and human rights.
Negotiations on the EU Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) are in full swing and are expected to be concluded by the end of this year. The outcome will be a compromise between the European Parliament, the EU Commission and the EU Member States. The CSDDD will not only regulate companies based in the EU, but will also have an impact in non-EU countries. It remains to be seen whether the final directive will improve access to justice for people affected by human rights and environmental abuses by companies. At the same time, the work on the international legally binding instrument continues. The conclusion of the EU CSDDD will also provide a new context for the EU’s engagement in the treaty negotiations.

Speakers:

  • Kemal Özkan, Assistant General Secretary, IndustriALL Global Union
  • Ben Vanpeperstraete, Business and Human Rights Expert, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
  • Humbertu Cantú Rivera, Professor and Director of Human Rights and Business Institute, School of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Monterrey
  • Kinda Mohamadieh, Legal Advisor, Third World Network (TWN)
  • François Gave, Special Representative for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Social Dimension of Globalization, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
  • Michaela Dodini, Policy Officer Human Rights, European External Action Service (EEAS)
  • Heidi Hautala, Vice President of the European Parliament

Facilitator: Maddalena Neglia, Director of Globalisation and Human Rights Desk, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

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