CORPORATE REGULATION AND EXTRACTIVES
To allow corporations to set their own rules is to reinforce the link between money and power. The impacts of the activities of transnational corporations need to be regulated to protect life, human dignity, and the autonomy of communities.
The extractivist behaviour of corporations is displayed most directly in the mining industry, but it is also interconnected with all of our areas of work as a cause of land grabbing, CO2 pollution, and unjust food systems. We are addressing these systemic overlaps with coherent policy positions.
CIDSE leverages the resources of our international network to influence processes of international and national legislation that would oblige businesses to respect human rights. We advocate for the binding treaty – an international legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises currently being negotiated in the UN – and our members push for national legislation on human rights due diligence.
CIDSE participates in spaces of exchange such as the Thematic Social Forum (TSF) on Mining and Extractivist Economy where grassroots movements have organized themselves into a dialogue around how to converge their struggles and recognize the commonalities of their injustices. Their perspectives inform our advocacy, and we support their participation in the legislative processes we are pursuing.
Stories
Publications
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Raising the Stakes for People and the Planet
May 16, 2022CIDSE AND ITS MEMBERS ISSUE A POLICY BRIEF TO PUT FORTH PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY […]
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Over 220 CSOs call for a stronger Corporate Sustainability Proposal
May 11, 2022The European Commission’s proposal must be strengthened to end corporate harm to human rights, the environment and climate. On 23 February 2022, […]
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Film by RECOWA denounces land grabbing in West Africa
May 5, 2022On Tuesday 2 May, the 4th Plenary Assembly of the West African Bishops’ Conference, RECOWA, was launched in Abuja, Nigeria. […]
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News from CIDSE – March-April 2022
May 3, 2022Read our latest newsletter for an overview of our activities from March and April and find out what’s coming next! […]
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Somos Amazonía
April 26, 2022ALBOAN AND ENTRECULTURAS LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT THE AMAZON AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM CORPORATE ABUSE On April 21st, on […]