The contribution of companies to the SDGs
Photo: Xizi Luo, Flickr, CC The UN Sustainable Development Goals…
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Dutch government puts trade objectives above responsible business conduct policies
While the new Dutch Trade and Development policy sets strong trade objectives, it shows little ambition regarding responsible business conduct. Although the Dutch like to see themselves as frontrunners on the issue of responsible business…
Putting Human Rights Due Diligence into Law
New case! Communities in #Nigeria file @OECD Guidelines complaint against @Shell 4 causing adverse impacts to… https://t.co/zmk68UEzuG
Congratulations! Despite many cases of impunity this shows that companies can be held accountable. The next step sh… https://t.co/oagAjySXIr
More Room for Sustainability Initiatives?
The article “More Room for Sustainability Initiatives?” by Dario Chiari frames the bill in its political and legal context, it summarises the conflict between competition law and sustainability initiatives in the Netherlands and explains how the bill intends to solve the conflict and its functioning. Lastly, it highlights some shortcomings and possible improvements.
Background
In 2015 a broad coalition, including business associations and NGOs called on the Dutch government to remove the barriers that competition law can create for collaborative sustainability and CSR initiatives.
Since then the Minister of Economic Affairs considered several solutions and came up in 2017 with a quite innovative legislative proposal; the ‘Bill room for sustainability initiatives’. This bill has recently been submitted to public consultation. Further decision-making on the bill will continue once the Netherland has a new government.
After long consultations and negotiations 48 governments of OECD Working Party on Responsible Biz adopted Due Dilig… https://t.co/pGRwpbgX48
What is Non-Financial Reporting? And how will it change European business?
Frequently Asked Questions about the new Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Law
On the 7th of February 2017, the lower house of the Dutch Parliament adopted a law requiring companies to determine whether child labour exists in their supply chains and set out a plan of action…
Key development in the Netherlands on https://t.co/coTCPGTCIn is Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Bill.… https://t.co/fSbP1o8Jli