The European Commission is planning a new regulation for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (Due Diligence Directive) as part of the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative. The longawaited EU proposal is expected to have requirements that go far beyond the German Act on...

This report examines the multiple barriers for vulnerable, informal quarry mining workers in Rajasthan to gain concrete improvements in their working conditions and redress for serious human rights harms suffered. it presents guidance about the role of non-judicial redress mechanisms that aim to...

Die Studie analysiert die Verantwortung von Unternehmen für Menschenrechts- und Umweltthemen entlang ihrer Lieferketten. Neben einer Darstellung der historischen Entwicklung des "Due Diligence"-Begriffs und seiner Anwendung auf Menschenrechtsthemen wird insbesondere auf bestehende und geplante...