US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law

Click to expand Image Smoke rises from a plant in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, October 18, 2023. © 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law and its measures to tackle climate change.The 2024 EU law, called the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, requires large companies operating in the EU to identify and address human rights and environmental harms in their operations…

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