Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » France: first rulings by specialised chamber on duty of vigilance France: first rulings by specialised chamber on duty of vigilance On 18 June, the new chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, focused on the duty of vigilance, ruled that legal actions brought against TotalEnergies and EDF were admissible. The first rulings on the merits of these cases are now awaited, to clarify the obligations of companies in terms of their duty of vigilance. By Antoine Piel. Published on 25 June 2024 à 16h59 - Update on 25 June 2024 à 16h59 Resources Despite coming into force in 2017, case law on corporate duty of vigilance with regard to human, social and environmental rights remains limited. So far, only La Poste has been condemned for failure to comply, with its risk mapping having been deemed insufficient in terms of protecting subcontractors’ health and safety. Since then, in response to the influx of litigation on this issue,… Antoine Piel Corporate sustainability due diligence Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
