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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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23 October 2025
EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 2025
UNI Global Union urges BNP Paribas to address links to settlements in West Bank under its vigilance duty
On 9 October, the international trade union federation UNI Global Union published a letter it had sent the previous day to BNP Paribas. It calls on the French banking group (182,000 employees) to...
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10 October 2025
EU: concerns mount around Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
With the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee set to vote within days on the proposed omnibus directive, supporters of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
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8 October 2025
French OECD Contact Point urges Shein to comply with international human rights standards
After two years of proceedings, France’s OECD National Contact Point on 29 September issued 10 recommendations urging Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein to overhaul its business model and exercise...
Germany: cabinet heavily waters down due diligence law
As outlined in the coalition programme agreed in April 2025, the German cabinet on 3 September approved a significantly watered-down version of the country's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)...
Poland: state-backed reduced working hours trial launched
Poland’s labour ministry on 14 August launched a pilot scheme to test shorter working hours, allowing companies to trial either a four-day week or reduced daily hours. Employers selected for the...
1 September 2025
UN agencies publish guidelines to protect workers from heat
On 22 August, the World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization released a joint report highlighting the rising risks that heat poses to workers amid climate change. The report...
28 August 2025
EU: CSRD social indicators set for major cut
On 31 July 2025, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) unveiled proposals to revise mandatory reporting standards under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...
New Zealand: bill tabled in Parliament on due diligence to combat modern slavery
On 17 July, a bill to combat modern slavery was introduced in the New Zealand parliament. If adopted, companies with revenues in excess of NZ$50 million (approximately €26 million) will be...
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23 July 2025
Italy: Loro Piana (LVMH) placed under court administration over worker exploitation in its subcontracting chain
Loro Piana, a historic Italian luxury brand best known for its fine wools, now controlled by LVMH, has been placed under judicial administration for one year for failing to verify working...
23 July 2025
EU: transparency requirements for companies regarding workers in their value chains postponed until 2027
Although the directive postponing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) for companies with fewer than 500 employees was passed in April, the initial provisions of the text still...
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11 July 2025
EU: member states agree to push ahead with deregulation of sustainability reporting and due diligence directives
The omnibus directive has taken a step forward with the adoption of a common position by member states that would radically water down the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
France: La Poste loses appeal against conviction for breach of vigilance requirements
The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld La Poste's conviction for breaching its duty of vigilance under French law. This is the first decision by the specialised chamber for sustainability disputes...
EU: co-legislators refine positions on relaxing CSRD and CSDDD
Almost four months after the Commission published the omnibus directive, the framework for negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on easing the corporate...
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025