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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) represents a significant advancement in mandating responsible business conduct within and outside the European Union (EU). This guide, developed by a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), aims to assist other CSOs in supporting the transposition and implementation of the CSDDD across European Union (EU) Member States, ensuring that the Directive's objectives are met ambitiously and effectively. 

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Production along global supply chains is increasingly being criticised for its impacts on the living and working conditions at the places of production. Regulation for controlling business and state conduct is gaining ground, whether in form of so-called soft law such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as well as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment & Footwear Sector, or as binding regulation such as the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations for the Prevention of Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz – LkSG) in Germany. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), adopted by the European Union in 2024, will lead to the introduction of similar laws in all EU member states in the next few years. 

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Poster zum Thema “Unternehmensverantwortung“ aus unserer Posterreihe.

Das Poster bündelt die wichtigsten Fakten und Informationen zum Thema Unternehmensverantwortung in der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie. Darüber hinaus werden Handlungsmöglichkeiten aufgezeigt, wie jede*r Einzelne gegen die Missstände vorgehen kann.

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Ende 2021 hat Public Eye die Recherche «Schuften für Shein» veröffentlicht. Medien weltweit berichteten über die 75-Stunden-Wochen von Näher*innen und den enormen Druck des chinesischen Ultra-Fast-Fashion-Riesen bei Zulieferern und in seiner Logistik. Hat sich inzwischen etwas verändert? Shein inszeniert sich heute als nachhaltiger, doch reale Verbesserungen hinter der Glitzerfassade sind kaum zu erkennen. Gefährlich könnten Shein aber bald neue Gesetze werden, denn einige Politiker*innen haben dem Big Business mit der Wegwerf-Mode den Kampf angesagt.

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This April 2023 report by today by the Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) and based on field research undertaken by Clean Clothes Campaign Europe demonstrates the existence of unfair trading practices in the European apparel industry. Based on interviews with suppliers, experts and trade union representatives in six EU member states – Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany – the report “Fast Fashion Purchasing Practices in the EU. Business relations between fashion brands and suppliers” paints a clear picture of the volatile, risky and unbalanced trade relations between brands and manufacturers.

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