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The European Union ( ESG) measures. Two areas of development in particular are likely to have widespread repercussions for businesses: newly implemented obligations for ESG disclosures and likely forthcoming mandatory human rights, environmental and governance due diligence. These measures involve both new obligations of disclosure as well as, potentially, substantive obligations to address ESG issues connected to companies’ businesses. Their implementation is likely to have significant effects for both companies domiciled in the EU as well as companies operating within the EU. Importantly,...

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Update Featured pages Featured pages Photo by Jason Goh/Pixabay Lise Smit and Claire Bright discuss the key findings of a study conducted for the EU Commission, including the need to go beyond a “tick-box” approach and for regulation to provide for access to remedy. On 29th April 2020, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders presented a study conducted for DG Justice and Consumers on due diligence requirements through the supply chain, which surveyed over 630 stakeholders a...

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Featured pages Opinion Featured pages "Allen & Overy publishes eighth edition of The Business and Human Rights Review", 10 December 2020. ...This edition of the Review begins with an interview with Fiona Reynolds, CEO of the Principles for Responsible Investment, who discusses the benefits of impact investing and the growing momentum towards responsible investment witnessed during the pandemic.  Investors are not alone in this endeavour. There are regulatory efforts to develop human rights d...