May 20, 2021 Expanding ESG reporting: European Commission publishes draft for new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Mina Aryobsei Marta García Bel Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske +3 more... Show less In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...
Mar 26, 2021 Legislation for mandatory supply and value chain due diligence gaining momentum in the EU By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid Mina Aryobsei Marius Scherb +2 more... Show less The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution with recommendations to the European Commission for a directive on mandatory human...
Feb 22, 2021 Legislative draft of German Human Rights Supply Chain Duty of Care Act: the new standard for corporate human rights duties? By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Mina Aryobsei Marius Scherb Iris Hammerschmid +2 more... Show less After several months of intra-governmental discussions, a first official legislative proposal on a Human Rights Supply Chain Duty of Care...
Jan 19, 2021 Freshfields hosted online panel on International Human Rights Day: “Human rights due diligence - What challenges do global companies have to face?” By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Mina Aryobsei Iris Hammerschmid Marius Scherb +2 more... Show less On the International Human Rights Day in December 2020, our German-speaking offices hosted an online panel discussion with key executives...
Jul 15, 2020 Germany takes a step closer to mandatory human rights supply chain due diligence By Mina Aryobsei Marius Scherb A position paper on the key elements for a Due Diligence Act (Sorgfaltspflichtengesetz) has recently been leaked in Germany that would...
Jul 07, 2020 OECD Forum on Responsible Business Conduct Parts II and III – Remedies, resilience and supply chain due diligence By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Mina Aryobsei Marius Scherb Katie Schwarzmann +1 more... Show less The 2020 OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct recently concluded with attention focused on access to remedies and the role...
May 26, 2020 OECD Global Forum: COVID-19 and Responsible Business Conduct By Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske Mina Aryobsei Katie Schwarzmann +1 more... Show less This year’s OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct kicked off last week, focusing on responsible business conduct in the...
Nov 27, 2019 UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights: day two - the role of policy, investment agreements and private standards in improving outcomes on the ground By Iris Hammerschmid Mina Aryobsei Day 2 of this year’s Forum saw calls for a ‘smart mix’ of business and human rights regulation in domestic law, suggestions for...