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.

Officer
Giuseppe Cioffo
cioffo(at)cidse.org
Stories
Publications
-
Press release: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive
March 16, 2023“Rise to the occasion and ensure a strong EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive” In a statement released on Thursday […]
-
L’agroindustrie met le feu au brésil
February 16, 2023Quand l’agroécologie devient une arme de résistance ENGLISH This study by Entraide et Fraternité (available in French only) is the […]
-
Thriving in our common home
February 15, 2023CIDSE STRATEGIC Framework 2023 – 2028 CIDSE is pleased to publish its new Strategic Framework ‘Thriving in our common home’, […]
-
CIDSE’s engagement in resisting corporate power
December 20, 2022Closure of Access to Justice campaign About a year ago, CIDSE launched the “Access to Justice Campaign”. At the time, […]
-
Catholic NGOs: Council moves forward with new corporate sustainability rules
December 2, 2022Yesterday European industry ministers met in Brussels to adopt a Council general approach on the Commission’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence […]