David Ollivier de Leth
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David Ollivier de Leth
@david330.bsky.social
Researcher at SOMO @somoamsterdam.bsky.social

Due diligence / #CSDDD / corporate structures / corporate political power

Opinions are my own.
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🚨BREAKING | 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists given access to #COP30 in Brazil

EU governments alone brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists, including representatives from TotalEnergies and Engie

Climate policies can't be effective if they are shaped by the industry that is most responsible for climate change
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Een treurige dag in Europa: de christen-democraten en radicaalrechts besluiten de wet voor eerlijke productieketens te slopen.

Ze negeren de grote steun voor deze wet, ook uit het bedrijfsleven, en geven ruim baan aan de niet-aflatende lobby van de fossiele industrie.

nos.nl/artikel/2590...
Europese duurzaamheidsdoelen sneuvelen, minder regels voor bedrijven
Nog voor nieuwe EU-regels voor verantwoord ondernemen in werking treden zet het Europees Parlement het mes erin, uit vrees economische concurrentiekracht te verliezen.
nos.nl
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It just goes on and on: ExxonMobil continues its lobby campaign against the EU law which requires companies to address child labour, modern slavery and yes, their emissions too.

EU policymakers should not give into corporate threats - we need strong rules to protect people and the planet.
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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🚨 Fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer is buying up key European energy facilities. Europe should worry...

Red flags?
🚩 Friends with the Trump administration
🚩 A track record of environmental violations
🚩 High hostility towards activists

1/3 🧵
EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
www.somo.nl
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🇪🇺 Europe is being bullied by US investors backed by a hostile administration.

From Big Tech to critical infrastructure, Trump-linked investors are reshaping Europe’s economy and policy to America’s advantage.

So why is Europe letting this happen?

Read SOMO's latest piece👉 bit.ly/3Jbic9C

#FDI #EU
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🚨BREAKING: 2 BILLION tonnes of emissions are at stake when the EU decides on climate laws this week.

Lobbying by big polluters like Shell, TotalEnergies + Exxon is trying to gut the laws.

The EU must not let them dodge accountability.

https://gwitness.org/47hFYJ3
New data shows mega-pollution of companies still in scope of CSDDD
Even after intense lobbying by polluters and a vote to water down new EU corporate accountability laws, firms affected are still responsible for huge emissions
gwitness.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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🇳🇱💶 Uit onderzoek van SOMO blijkt dat een belasting op de inkoop eigen aandelen minimaal €2,2 miljard per jaar zou genereren.

⚠️ Het is duidelijk waarom deze fiscale sluiproute in stand wordt gehouden ondanks dat de staatskas hierdoor miljarden misloopt.

www.somo.nl/nl/sluiprout...
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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The European Union is a major buyer of the clothing produced in Bangladesh. While our companies should have a responsibility to prevent human rights abuses in their supply chains, the EU chooses competitiveness and deregulation instead of workers' rights.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
www.bbc.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Results we've released today clearly show no overwhelming business support for 'Omnibus' simplification of previous EU sustainability directives and the strongest company support for mandatory environmental and human rights due diligence on company supply chains. sociallobbymap.org/wp-content/u...
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Wie zit er achter de ontmanteling van de Europese antiwegkijkwet? #CSDDD

Ons onderzoek @somoamsterdam.bsky.social laat zien dat ExxonMobil - een van de grootste vervuilers wereldwijd - hierin een drijvende kracht is geweest, zowel in de VS als in de EU.

⤵️ Lees verder:
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
NEW RESEARCH: our @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation reveals ExxonMobil has been a driving force behind the gutting of the EU’s landmark supply chain law #CSDDD.

Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD.

www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD.

Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships

⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.

www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Zorgelijke ontwikkeling: de Europese Commissie werkt aan het opzetten van het '28ste regime' waarin bedrijven vrij spel krijgen en zich niet aan de wetten en regels van EU-landen hoeven te houden.

Het gevolg: een race naar de bodem, bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van arbeidsrechten en belastingen.
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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The EU is the largest investor in Israel - bigger than the US:

new SOMO research showing EU is engine of Israel's economy of genocide:

- EU member states held €72.1 billion in foreign investment in Israel in 2023, compared to €39.2 billion for the US.

www.somo.nl/economic-san...

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Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor - SOMO
SOMO’s analysis of trade and foreign investment into and from Israel reveals how deeply intertwined the European and Israeli economies are.
www.somo.nl
July 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨

As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.

🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
July 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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📢 Kamermeerderheid is nog steeds vóór Europese MVO-Wetgeving📢

Vandaag verworp de Tweede Kamer de motie van de VVD om de #CSRD en #CSDDD in te trekken.

👏Een belangrijk signaal aan de Europese Raad en het Europees Parlement in het #Omnibus proces 👏

www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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"Stabiel overheidsbeleid" framed rechts vaak, terwijl ze regels met jaren voorbereidingstijd in twijfel trekken.

De reactie van MVO:

"De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
Opvallende motie: VVD wil van groene wetten EU af
Twee Kamerleden van de VVD dienden gisteravond een opvallende motie in. Ze pleiten ervoor dat de regering zich inzet om twee groene wetten van de EU volledig in te trekken. Het gaat om de CSRD en CSDD...
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June 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Ongelooflijk: op de internationale dag tegen kinderarbeid stelt de VVD voor om dé wet die kinderarbeid in productieketens tegengaat bij het grofvuil te zetten. #CSDDD

De campagne is begonnen, het is te hopen dat CDA en NSC hier niet in meegaan.
Op de internationale dag tegen kinderarbeid dient stelt de VVD voor om de Europese ‘anti-wegkijkwet’ #CSDDD de nek om te draaien. Schadelijk voor mens, milieu en bedrijfsleven wereldwijd. Het MVO Platform roept de TweedeKamer op om zich te verzetten tegen deze verkiezingsstunt. tinyurl.com/rnr539d2
June 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Belangrijke waarschuwing van het EU-mensenrechtencentrum: de dereguleringsgolf die nu door de EU gaat ten koste van mensenrechten.

Terwijl de Europese Commissie voorstel na voorstel lanceert om regels voor bedrijven te versoepelen, zijn werkenden, consumenten en het milieu de dupe.
June 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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LobbyControl discovered fake 'transparency NGO' that attacks real NGOs defending the public interest.

Behind it? Former & current chemical industry lobbyists.

On their website, no disclosure that one of the founders is Christian Maertin, Head of Communications at Bayer; nor how they are funded! 👇
June 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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🚢 🏗 The @port-of-rotterdam.bsky.social has big plans for the Dutch energy transition. But is it a smokescreen for business-as-usual? 🤨

Our new research reveals the flaws in their roadmap and outlines what a truly transformative strategy could look like. Read the piece ⤵️

🔗 bit.ly/4jw1YUA

#CSS
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Cannot stress how ridiculous it is for VDL2 to be unpicking rules agreed only last year by VDL1. And to do so at this pace.

It makes a mockery of proper decision-making, let alone Commission’s own so-called ‘better regulation’ approach. And of course it is happening across board, on many issues.
May 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Shell en ExxonMobil keren $60 miljard uit aan aandeelhouders, maar stoppen met betalen voor aardbevingsschade in Groningen.

Het is geen fout in het systeem. Het is het systeem.🧵👇
Shell en ExxonMobil geven miljarden aan aandeelhouders, maar stoppen met betalen schadeherstel Groningen - SOMO
Shell en ExxonMobil hebben miljarden kunnen verdienen met de gaswinning in Groningen, die de provincie voorgoed heeft ontwricht. Na jaren van strijd is het gasveld eindelijk gesloten, maar in plaats v...
www.somo.nl
May 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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90 EU economists say: #NOToOmnibus

They warn it would weaken vital #DueDiligence rules & let companies dodge responsibility for harm to people & planet.

They call on policymakers to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and sustainability #CSDDD

corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Prominent economists across the EU warn of the deep costs of weakening sustainability regulations - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
May 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM