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The EU Wants Companies To Care More About Human Rights

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The Rise of Human Rights in Europe

The topic of human rights is moving from a sometimes peripheral investment consideration to a much more central question for both companies and their investors. The CSDD does not come out of the blue, there has actually been a huge momentum since 2015. There's several modern slavery acts being enacted in the UK, Australia and more recently in Canada. And it could be particularly costly for companies, the supply chain due to the digital act in Germany or the CSDD include fines up to two or five percent of total turnover.

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