Sep 13, 2024 UN Report explores link between climate change and human rights, and the role of companies By Mizan Rahman Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray On 28 August 2024, the UN Secretary-General published a report exploring the links between the loss and damage [1] caused by climate...
Aug 29, 2024 Getting to grips with the CS3D: Overview and insights from the European Commission’s recent FAQs By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a set of FAQs on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The document is...
Apr 16, 2024 European Court of Human Rights confirms right to effective protection from serious adverse effects of climate change By Samantha Holland Smriti Sriram Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich +1 more... Show less The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held in a landmark decision that a Contracting State has breached its duties...
Mar 05, 2024 EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – derailed or just delayed? By Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Despite the political agreement reached in December under the outgoing Spanish Council Presidency, the progress of the EU’s Corporate...
Feb 26, 2024 EU Forced Labour Regulation: a step closer to entry into force By Moira Thompson Oliver Sabrina Lethenyey George Murray On 26 January 2024, the Council of the EU adopted its negotiating mandate on the proposed regulation prohibiting products made with...
Dec 21, 2023 Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Political agreement reached By Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich Rosie Duthie Zaid Wadii Batti +1 more... Show less Nearly two years after the European Commission (“Commission”) first published its legislative proposal for an EU framework on human...
Dec 11, 2023 Human rights and the world of sport: reflections on the Sporting Chance Forum By Moira Thompson Oliver Last week Rosie Duthie and I reported our reflections from the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, where a key theme was stakeholder...
Dec 03, 2023 Our reflections from the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie This week, Moira Thompson Oliver (Senior Counsel) and Rosie Duthie (Associate) from our Sustainability team attended the 12th UN Forum on...