Alban Grosdidier
@albangd.bsky.social
Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe 🔥
Former photojournalist 📸
I talk about EU politics and environmental policy.
Former photojournalist 📸
I talk about EU politics and environmental policy.
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Here's how the #March4Rights is going a couple kilometres in 🥾
Going #BackToTheFuture with @albangd.bsky.social, Winnie from @milieudefensie.bsky.social jong and Abigail from Jordens Vanner 👀
Going #BackToTheFuture with @albangd.bsky.social, Winnie from @milieudefensie.bsky.social jong and Abigail from Jordens Vanner 👀
September 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here's how the #March4Rights is going a couple kilometres in 🥾
Going #BackToTheFuture with @albangd.bsky.social, Winnie from @milieudefensie.bsky.social jong and Abigail from Jordens Vanner 👀
Going #BackToTheFuture with @albangd.bsky.social, Winnie from @milieudefensie.bsky.social jong and Abigail from Jordens Vanner 👀
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June 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
So, what's next?
Well first the General Affairs Council (ministers from member states) may or may not publicly endorse the agreement. They're in a meeting as I type.
But mostly, the EU Parliament needs to negotiate its position. And we need to make it clear they can't mess this up like others did.
Well first the General Affairs Council (ministers from member states) may or may not publicly endorse the agreement. They're in a meeting as I type.
But mostly, the EU Parliament needs to negotiate its position. And we need to make it clear they can't mess this up like others did.
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media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So, what's next?
Well first the General Affairs Council (ministers from member states) may or may not publicly endorse the agreement. They're in a meeting as I type.
But mostly, the EU Parliament needs to negotiate its position. And we need to make it clear they can't mess this up like others did.
Well first the General Affairs Council (ministers from member states) may or may not publicly endorse the agreement. They're in a meeting as I type.
But mostly, the EU Parliament needs to negotiate its position. And we need to make it clear they can't mess this up like others did.
5️⃣Last but not least, Council is proposing to delay the law's transpition deadline by a further year - after it was already postponed three months ago.
Nevermind the urgency of the climate crisis, nor the life-or-death situation faced by some victims of corporate abuse.
Nevermind the urgency of the climate crisis, nor the life-or-death situation faced by some victims of corporate abuse.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
5️⃣Last but not least, Council is proposing to delay the law's transpition deadline by a further year - after it was already postponed three months ago.
Nevermind the urgency of the climate crisis, nor the life-or-death situation faced by some victims of corporate abuse.
Nevermind the urgency of the climate crisis, nor the life-or-death situation faced by some victims of corporate abuse.
This is the second time the CS3D personal scope is narrowed.
For most of the original negotiations, about 16k companies would have been covered. As adopted in 2024, about 3400 corporate groups are covered. Now it could be just 1000.
For most of the original negotiations, about 16k companies would have been covered. As adopted in 2024, about 3400 corporate groups are covered. Now it could be just 1000.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is the second time the CS3D personal scope is narrowed.
For most of the original negotiations, about 16k companies would have been covered. As adopted in 2024, about 3400 corporate groups are covered. Now it could be just 1000.
For most of the original negotiations, about 16k companies would have been covered. As adopted in 2024, about 3400 corporate groups are covered. Now it could be just 1000.
4️⃣Council proposes to further reduce the amount of companies covered by CS3D. Companies would now be in scope only if they fulfill the following criteria.
>5000 employees
>€1.5B yearly turnover
This leaves roughly a thousand companies in scope.
>5000 employees
>€1.5B yearly turnover
This leaves roughly a thousand companies in scope.
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
4️⃣Council proposes to further reduce the amount of companies covered by CS3D. Companies would now be in scope only if they fulfill the following criteria.
>5000 employees
>€1.5B yearly turnover
This leaves roughly a thousand companies in scope.
>5000 employees
>€1.5B yearly turnover
This leaves roughly a thousand companies in scope.
Well, the Council basically decided to Frankenstein the whole thing: risk-based approach, but only on direct business relationships.
"identification and assessment obligations are extended in case of objective and verifiable information suggesting adverse impacts beyond direct business partners."
"identification and assessment obligations are extended in case of objective and verifiable information suggesting adverse impacts beyond direct business partners."
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media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Well, the Council basically decided to Frankenstein the whole thing: risk-based approach, but only on direct business relationships.
"identification and assessment obligations are extended in case of objective and verifiable information suggesting adverse impacts beyond direct business partners."
"identification and assessment obligations are extended in case of objective and verifiable information suggesting adverse impacts beyond direct business partners."
The Commission decided to go against that, and to borrow from the German Supply Chain Act: due diligence obligations would only extend to direct business relationships, unless "plausible information" would be available to the companies that violations were occurring deeper in the value chain.
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Commission decided to go against that, and to borrow from the German Supply Chain Act: due diligence obligations would only extend to direct business relationships, unless "plausible information" would be available to the companies that violations were occurring deeper in the value chain.