Réglementaire EU: concerns mount around Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive European legislation 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) are voicing concern over a new compromise that would raise the threshold to companies with more than 5,000 employees and €1.5 billion in revenue.…
French OECD Contact Point urges Shein to comply with international human rights standards Frame of reference/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 due diligence. The body, operating under the French economy ministry, cited numerous breaches of OECD guidelines — allegations Shein contests.
Réglementaire South Korea: employer responsibility extended to subcontractors National legislation A draft bill adopted by the South Korean National Assembly on 24 August will require the principal to engage in collective bargaining with the employees of subcontracting companies.…
Réglementaire EU: MEPs want to use public procurement as a lever to improve job quality European legislation In an own-initiative report adopted on 9 September, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection urged the Commission to reinforce social clauses in its forthcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directive.…
Germany: cabinet heavily waters down due diligence law National legislation 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). Reporting requirements have been scrapped and sanctions restricted to serious breaches. The compromise, which stops short of either repealing or preserving obligations, has left both employers and NGOs dissatisfied.
United Kingdom: parliament calls for due diligence legislation to combat forced labour National legislation In July, the UK parliament’s Committee on Human Rights delivered a stark warning: British firms are falling short in tackling forced labour within their supply chains. MPs and peers on the committee called for tougher laws, including mandatory due diligence requirements, to close the gap.
