OVERCOMING CORPORATE POWER
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. At EU level, we advocate for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and at UN level, for the binding treaty – an international legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; 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 the Extractive Economy where grassroots movements have organised themselves into a dialogue around how to converge their struggles and recognise the commonalities of their injustices. Their perspectives inform our advocacy, and we support their participation in the legislative processes we are pursuing.

& Human Rights Officer
Susana Hernández Torres
hernandez(at)cidse.org
Stories
Publications
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European Commission Omnibus Law Proposal
January 14, 2025Omnibus proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet Joint Civil society statement, 14 January […]
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News from CIDSE – Nov/Dec 2024
December 17, 2024Read the latest issue of our newsletter for a review of our activities from November to December and find out […]
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CIDSE @ the 10th Session of the UN Binding Treaty
December 16, 2024As part of its commitment to advocate for human rights above corporate interests, CIDSE is closely following the negotiations for […]
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CIDSE contribution to the 10th session of the UN binding
December 16, 2024Find out more about CIDSE’s delegation activities at the 10th Session. Established in 2014, the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on […]
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal must be stopped – NOW!
November 28, 2024No more toxic trade deals between the EU and Latin American countries CIDSE joins over 400 organisations from Latin America […]