private and economic law & society | global production networks, cities, infrastructure | comp & global law | asst prof @UvA_Amsterdam, editor @Ger_Law_Journal
May 29, 2023 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
Heavy last-minute lobbying in Brussels around the Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD) ahead of this Thursday's crucial @EUparliament vote.
Details matter. A 🧵of 10 somewhat more 'technical' or less debated features that will be critical in the vote & Trilogue. (1/x)
*Single market clause*
Unlike Regulations, Directives do not automatically require "full harmonization" but allow MS to have stricter national rules. Businesses feared fragmentation &pushed for uniformity. But: Due diligence is evolving & needs stimuli from national level. (2/x)
Jun 8, 2022 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
This excellent investigative report by @corporateeurope, @foeeurope & @bund_net traces the influence of @EU_Commission‘s (De-)’Regulatory Scrutiny Board‘ in weakening the proposed Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Key take-aways: 🧵
(1/16)
corporateeurope.org/en/inside-job
(2/16) Corporate lobbying of the RSB left its fingerprint on final rules on (1.) companies covered; (2.) tiers of the supply chain covered; (3.) industry self-regulation; (4.) limited victim rights; (5.) weakening of directors’ duties & (6.) weak climate-related obligations.
