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.

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Agroecology to regain the land: Brazilian defenders face agroindustry
December 1, 2023Cover Photo: Entraide et Fraternité. In March 2023, Brazilian land defenders visited Brussels to raise their voices about the violence …
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EU Critical Raw Materials Act
November 16, 2023Civil society demands stronger environmental standards, indigenous rights protection, and demands reduction targets On Monday 13 November 2023, the co-legislators …
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News from CIDSE – September/October 2023
October 30, 2023Read the latest issue of our newsletter for a review of our activities from September to October and find out …
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CIDSE Press release: 9th session of UN Binding Treaty concluded
October 27, 2023The EU continues to sit on the sidelines while Global South engages in the process of achieving a strong UN …
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CIDSE contribution to the 9th session of the UN binding
October 23, 2023Find out more about CIDSE’s delegation activities at the 9th Session. The 9th Session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group …
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