Today we celebrated a victory for human rights and the environment, when the Parliament adopted an ambitious position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive! 🧵
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HeidiHautala/status/1664261625854177282
The #CSDDD is a cornerstone in a historic transformation that will redefine the responsibilities and obligations of businesses to respect human rights and the environment.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HeidiHautala/status/1664261631227068416
The compromise adopted today provides for a forward-looking and consistent legislation, based on widely accepted international standards. It will effectively level the playing field by preventing competitive advantage from irresponsible business activity.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HeidiHautala/status/1664261633139699713
Today’s victory is all the more striking given that the EPP group attempted to derail the compromise in the plenary. We must seize this opportunity to leverage the power of business to strengthen the respect for human rights and to fight environmental destruction.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HeidiHautala/status/1664261635337519104