European lawmakers have backed the weakening of flagship EU environmental and human rights rules as part of a drive to slash red tape for businesses. The move will free many corporations from the obligation…

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European lawmakers have backed the weakening of flagship EU environmental and human rights rules as part of a drive to slash red tape for businesses. The move will free many corporations from the obligation to fix human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains or face EU fines.

the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was hailed by green and civil society groups but criticised by businesses.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron had called for the CSDDD to be scrapped altogether

  • Hirom@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    They also moved to do away with the European civil liability regime, which served to harmonise firms’ obligations in the event of breaches, referring to national legislation instead.

    So replacing 1 European civil liability regime by 27 different ones, one for each member nation.

    I don’t see how that reduces red tape.