‘EU is trying to export its disastrous economic model,’ warn US lawmakers and industry
US lawmakers and industry groups are intensifying criticism of the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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EU pauses corporate reporting, worldwide companies not yet under Brussels’ thumb
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EC bows to business and dilutes Supply Chain Act before it comes into force
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A $1.5 trillion ‘ESG’ debt market has started bleeding clients
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Germany and Italy scupper EU law on company liability for supply-chain human-rights abuse
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