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Friends of the Earth Netherlands versus Royal Dutch Shell: All companies must act against climate change
The 26th of May 2021, the Court of First Instance of The Hague rendered a ground-breaking judgment in a climate case against the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell (RDS).[2] The Court ruled that RDS has [...]
Responsible or just compliant business conduct? On open norms and the example of ARISA v C&A
In his blog post summarizing the contents of the new Dutch Responsible Business Conduct strategy, Jurrien van Rees writes on the difficulties of turning due diligence into binding legal provisions:Due diligence should be appropriate to [...]
Down the rabbit hole of unequal opportunities: Achbita and the way out
Non-discrimination: Transformative contract law? From a broad social perspective, non-discrimination law is arguably the area of private law with the most sweeping transformative ambitions. This is reflected in the introduction to the EU’s Framework directive [...]
Sustainable Corporate Governance: The Role of the Law
One way to look at sustainable finance is through the lenses of corporate governance. 100 large companies worldwide are responsible for 71% of Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHGs). About one third of these are publicly held [...]
Responsible Business Conduct: Challenges and Opportunities
Responsible business conduct (RBC) is here to stay. There is a clear trend towards more binding RBC measures. Some countries have introduced thematic or sectoral due diligence legislation for specific RBC themes, such as forced [...]
Data as Counter-Performance and Transformative Contract Law
Within the framework of Transformative Private Law, a leading role must necessarily be recognized for Contract Law, traditionally both a receptor for social demands and an engine of economic innovations in an unceasing circular process. [...]
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