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  • Aprovação Final do Pacote Omnibus I: O texto da CS3D

    A Diretiva 2024/1760, relativa ao dever de diligência das empresas em matéria de sustentabilidade, também conhecida como CS3D, entrou em vigor em 25 de julho de 2024, constituindo o primeiro ato legislativo da UE com uma dimensão particularmente significativa quanto à necessidade de se estabelecer uma conduta empresarial responsável em todas as cadeias de valor.

  • The Impact of Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation on Seafarers’ Rights

    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a new guidance on 19 February 2026, titled ‘OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI’. The guidance intends to serve as an assistance to enterprises in implementing the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (MNE Guidelines), and the Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence, better known as the AI Principles.

  • Policy Brief – From Transposition to Transformation: Designing and Enforcing Effective National HREDD Laws

    This policy brief examines how Member States can effectively transpose the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) into national law, highlighting the importance of preserving its risk-based approach and alignment with international standards. It explores key requirements for meaningful implementation, including investment in guidance and capacity-building, the role of well-resourced supervisory authorities, and the need to ensure access to remedy while maintaining legal coherence. The brief also emphasises regulatory alignment across EU and domestic frameworks, the supportive role of multi-stakeholder initiatives, and the central importance of stakeholder engagement in building effective and credible human rights and environmental due diligence systems.

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