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(AGENPARL) – mer 24 aprile 2024 None [1] Press service ** European Parliament **
Press release 23-04-2024 None [2] First EU due diligence rules for companies: press conference at 15.00
Lead MEP Lara Wolters (S&D, NL) will brief journalists on the new rules for corporate sustainability through due diligence following the final plenary vote.
When*: Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 15.00 CET
Where*: European Parliament in Strasbourg, Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201)
How*: Accredited media representatives can attend the press conference in person. Journalists wishing to ask questions remotely need to connect via Interactio [3] ( https://ep.interactio.eu/1dxr-tkkf-mpje [4] ).
The press conference will also be web streamed live [5] and recorded on the Parliament’s Multimedia Centre.
Background*
Corporate sustainability due diligence directive would require companies to act to eliminate their negative impact on human rights and the environment, such as on child labour, slavery, pollution or biodiversity loss. They would have to integrate due diligence into their policies and monitor how effective they are. The rules would be enforced by national authorities responsible for investigating and for imposing sanctions on non-compliant companies.
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[7] https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?l=en&reference=COM(2022)0071
[8] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)747901
[9] https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/package/corporate-responsibility_25601?tab=overview
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