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"Today, we are very glad to present the Shadow Guidelines on Living Income in the CSDDD, which we’ve worked on with the Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO).

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) introduces groundbreaking mandatory rules so due diligence on human rights and...

Why removing civil liability harmonization from the CSDDD is a step backward.

Simplification is a term that resonates strongly in Brussels since the Draghi report on EU competitiveness. The 25% reduction target should translate to € 37.5 billion in savings for businesses. In practice, however, sim...

How can the EU tackle short-term thinking and avoid damaging generations to come?

It is a long-standing criticism: politicians are focused on the here and now and are not accountable beyond their – relatively – short mandates.

A recent example of this short-sightedness is the backtracking by a...