By Claire Bright, Lise Smit, Robert McCorquodale, Matthias Bauer, Hanna Deringer, Daniela BaezaBreinbauer, Francisca Torres-Cortés, Frank Alleweldt, Senda Kara and Camille Salinier and Héctor Tejero Tobed
Abstract:
This study explored the market practices on human rights and environmental due diligence in Europe on the basis of wide scale surveys and interviews, and analysed the regulatory gaps in existing legal frameworks through desk top research and comparative analyses. It then examined the regulatory options, at the EU level, for the introduction of due diligence requirements for companies based or operating in Europe and proposed options for legislative intervention at the EU level based on the analysis of the study and extensive stakeholder consultation. The mandate for this study derived from Action 10 of the European Commission Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth of 8 March 2018.
Published in:
2020
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