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David Ollivier de Leth

@david330.bsky.social
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Researcher at SOMO @somoamsterdam.bsky.social Due diligence / #CSDDD / corporate structures / corporate political power Opinions are my own.

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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’re updating the CSDDD Datahub 🔍 The update will reflect the Omnibus I revision and show which corporations will need to comply with the CSDDD by 2029, and should start preparing now. It'll be available on 14 April. Watch this space! 👀 Supported by @clientearth.bsky.social & @globalwitness.org
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Big Tech relies heavily on thousands of data workers for their AI products. While these workers are hired through intermediaries, Big Tech firms are responsible for their unstable and unfair working conditions.🚨 Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/big-tech-set...
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Big Tech sets unfair terms and conditions for AI data workers globally - SOMO
Behind most AI products are thousands of workers who label, annotate, and clean data. Their work is essential but largely precarious and invisible.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 30/03/2026
Over at the newsletter I wrote about the unholy scourge that is "CEO said a thing!" journalism:
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"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism
"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Following our revelation of the secretive alliance working to scrap or massively dilute CSDDD, the Dutch Parliament held two of its member companies to account today in a public hearing. Our researcher @david330.bsky.social was invited to speak about this highly problematic political campaign.
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Alban Grosdidier @albangd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
⬇️ BREAKING - EU Commission answers EU Ombudswoman's findings of maladministration following a complaint by @foeeurope.bsky.social and 8 partner organisations. My reaction ⬇️
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Exposed: Big Tech is rewriting the rules globally 🚨 In the Big Tech Lobby Playbook we reveal how these giants are shaping laws and politics in their favour, all around the world. Spoiler alert: their influence is unprecedented. 🧐 Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
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Extinction Rebellion Belgium @xrbelgium.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
✊ We are currently blocking CEFIC @cefic.bsky.social - the biggest chemical industry lobbying agency in the EU. Our brave rebels are saying NO to dirty corporate lobbying, poisoning our food and contaminating our water. #PeopleOverLobbies #extinctionrebellion
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 11/02/2026
1/ Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform. See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
Title slide fore report saying "REACHing out: Industry’s 2025 lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform"
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We've updated our Big Tech M&A tracker! The new data reveals that: 🔎 Acquisitions by Big Tech firms Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Amazon increased by 30% in 2025 🔎 Big Tech is positioning itself as a key actor in the future of AI, with 15 of those acquisitions being AI-related. (1/3)
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Het Europees Parlement heeft vandaag definitief ingestemd met het ontmantelen van de antiwegkijkwet, nog voordat die was ingevoerd. Het is een overwinning voor de fossiele bedrijven die hier het afgelopen jaar intensief voor hebben gelobbyd. Ook het Nederlandse Nyrstar deed mee. #CSDDD #Omnibus
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Dutch government made a €2 billion deal with Tata Steel, the country’s largest emitter, to help it reduce its emissions. The problem here? The €2 billion figure is incorrect.❌ We looked into the true costs of this deal and found they are much higher. Full analysis: www.somo.nl/tata-steel-d...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social exposes what we already suspected: attacks on human rights due diligence legislation were never about "simplification," they were about maintaining impunity for some of the world's biggest polluters. US companies are conspiring to undo democratically adopted laws
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"Integriteit, had een van de marketingmensen volgens hen gezegd, is een luxe die we ons niet kunnen veroorloven." @mickpersson.bsky.social www.volkskrant.nl/economie/ver...
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Verdachte in smeergeldzaak scheepsbouwer Damen: ‘Ik zal dit fucking gevecht voeren tot ik dood neerval’
Op de eerste zitting van de rechtszaak tegen scheepsbouwer Damen heeft het Openbaar Ministerie het bedrijf beschuldigd van twee concrete gevallen van corruptie, naast het verdoezelen van betalingen aa...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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Opinie: Wie fluistert er in de oren van onze politici? Zonder lobbyregister blijft het gissen
De Tweede Kamer dringt al tien jaar lang aan op een lobbyregister. Het aankomende kabinet moet nu eindelijk eens inzichtelijk maken wie er lobbyen bij onze politici.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🚨BREAKING | 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists given access to #COP30 in Brazil EU governments alone brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists, including representatives from TotalEnergies and Engie Climate policies can't be effective if they are shaped by the industry that is most responsible for climate change
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Een treurige dag in Europa: de christen-democraten en radicaalrechts besluiten de wet voor eerlijke productieketens te slopen. Ze negeren de grote steun voor deze wet, ook uit het bedrijfsleven, en geven ruim baan aan de niet-aflatende lobby van de fossiele industrie. nos.nl/artikel/2590...
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Europese duurzaamheidsdoelen sneuvelen, minder regels voor bedrijven
Nog voor nieuwe EU-regels voor verantwoord ondernemen in werking treden zet het Europees Parlement het mes erin, uit vrees economische concurrentiekracht te verliezen.
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It just goes on and on: ExxonMobil continues its lobby campaign against the EU law which requires companies to address child labour, modern slavery and yes, their emissions too. EU policymakers should not give into corporate threats - we need strong rules to protect people and the planet.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🚨 Fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer is buying up key European energy facilities. Europe should worry... Red flags? 🚩 Friends with the Trump administration 🚩 A track record of environmental violations 🚩 High hostility towards activists 1/3 🧵
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EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🇪🇺 Europe is being bullied by US investors backed by a hostile administration. From Big Tech to critical infrastructure, Trump-linked investors are reshaping Europe’s economy and policy to America’s advantage. So why is Europe letting this happen? Read SOMO's latest piece👉 bit.ly/3Jbic9C #FDI #EU
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Global Witness @globalwitness.org · 21/10/2025
🚨BREAKING: 2 BILLION tonnes of emissions are at stake when the EU decides on climate laws this week. Lobbying by big polluters like Shell, TotalEnergies + Exxon is trying to gut the laws. The EU must not let them dodge accountability. gwitness.org/47hFYJ3
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New data shows mega-pollution of companies still in scope of CSDDD
Even after intense lobbying by polluters and a vote to water down new EU corporate accountability laws, firms affected are still responsible for huge emissions
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🇳🇱💶 Uit onderzoek van SOMO blijkt dat een belasting op de inkoop eigen aandelen minimaal €2,2 miljard per jaar zou genereren. ⚠️ Het is duidelijk waarom deze fiscale sluiproute in stand wordt gehouden ondanks dat de staatskas hierdoor miljarden misloopt. www.somo.nl/nl/sluiprout...
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Catarina Vieira @catarina-europe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The European Union is a major buyer of the clothing produced in Bangladesh. While our companies should have a responsibility to prevent human rights abuses in their supply chains, the EU chooses competitiveness and deregulation instead of workers' rights. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
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Richard Howitt @richardhowitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Results we've released today clearly show no overwhelming business support for 'Omnibus' simplification of previous EU sustainability directives and the strongest company support for mandatory environmental and human rights due diligence on company supply chains. sociallobbymap.org/wp-content/u...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Wie zit er achter de ontmanteling van de Europese antiwegkijkwet? #CSDDD Ons onderzoek @somoamsterdam.bsky.social laat zien dat ExxonMobil - een van de grootste vervuilers wereldwijd - hierin een drijvende kracht is geweest, zowel in de VS als in de EU. ⤵️ Lees verder: www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
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How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
NEW RESEARCH: our @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation reveals ExxonMobil has been a driving force behind the gutting of the EU’s landmark supply chain law #CSDDD. Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD. www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
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How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD. Its playbook? - Lobbying - Funding think tanks - Media sponsorships ⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it. www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
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How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Zorgelijke ontwikkeling: de Europese Commissie werkt aan het opzetten van het '28ste regime' waarin bedrijven vrij spel krijgen en zich niet aan de wetten en regels van EU-landen hoeven te houden. Het gevolg: een race naar de bodem, bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van arbeidsrechten en belastingen.
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jaspervanteeffelen.bsky.social @jaspervanteeffelen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The EU is the largest investor in Israel - bigger than the US: new SOMO research showing EU is engine of Israel's economy of genocide: - EU member states held €72.1 billion in foreign investment in Israel in 2023, compared to €39.2 billion for the US. www.somo.nl/economic-san... (1/n)
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Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor - SOMO
SOMO’s analysis of trade and foreign investment into and from Israel reveals how deeply intertwined the European and Israeli economies are.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨 As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy. 🔴 It's time to stop business as usual. www.somo.nl/economic-san...
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MVO Platform @mvoplatform.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
📢 Kamermeerderheid is nog steeds vóór Europese MVO-Wetgeving📢 Vandaag verworp de Tweede Kamer de motie van de VVD om de #CSRD en #CSDDD in te trekken. 👏Een belangrijk signaal aan de Europese Raad en het Europees Parlement in het #Omnibus proces 👏 www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
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Stefan Haas @stefhaas.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
"Stabiel overheidsbeleid" framed rechts vaak, terwijl ze regels met jaren voorbereidingstijd in twijfel trekken. De reactie van MVO: "De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
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Opvallende motie: VVD wil van groene wetten EU af
Twee Kamerleden van de VVD dienden gisteravond een opvallende motie in. Ze pleiten ervoor dat de regering zich inzet om twee groene wetten van de EU volledig in te trekken. Het gaat om de CSRD en CSDD...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Ongelooflijk: op de internationale dag tegen kinderarbeid stelt de VVD voor om dé wet die kinderarbeid in productieketens tegengaat bij het grofvuil te zetten. #CSDDD De campagne is begonnen, het is te hopen dat CDA en NSC hier niet in meegaan.
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Belangrijke waarschuwing van het EU-mensenrechtencentrum: de dereguleringsgolf die nu door de EU gaat ten koste van mensenrechten. Terwijl de Europese Commissie voorstel na voorstel lanceert om regels voor bedrijven te versoepelen, zijn werkenden, consumenten en het milieu de dupe.
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Nina Holland @nina-holland.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
LobbyControl discovered fake 'transparency NGO' that attacks real NGOs defending the public interest. Behind it? Former & current chemical industry lobbyists. On their website, no disclosure that one of the founders is Christian Maertin, Head of Communications at Bayer; nor how they are funded! 👇
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🚢 🏗 The @port-of-rotterdam.bsky.social has big plans for the Dutch energy transition. But is it a smokescreen for business-as-usual? 🤨 Our new research reveals the flaws in their roadmap and outlines what a truly transformative strategy could look like. Read the piece ⤵️ 🔗 bit.ly/4jw1YUA #CSS
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Vicky Cann @vickycann.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Cannot stress how ridiculous it is for VDL2 to be unpicking rules agreed only last year by VDL1. And to do so at this pace. It makes a mockery of proper decision-making, let alone Commission’s own so-called ‘better regulation’ approach. And of course it is happening across board, on many issues.
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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
90 EU economists say: #NOToOmnibus They warn it would weaken vital #DueDiligence rules & let companies dodge responsibility for harm to people & planet. They call on policymakers to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and sustainability #CSDDD corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE Prominent economists across the EU warn of the deep costs of weakening sustainability regulations - ECCJ
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Frans Dekker @fransdekker.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
📢 Vandaag kwamen wij als @fnv.bsky.social in actie tegen de afbraak van de #antiwegkijkwet ✊️ Mensen-, natuur- & werknemersrechten mogen het nooit verliezen van een lobby voor #deregulering ⚠️ Politiek: maak je sterk voor sterke wetgeving voor eerlijk ondernemen! #Petitie 👉 www.fnv.nl/petities/sto...
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Save your Tiers for another day! 🥲 De Europese Commissie zet in op het ontmantelen van de anti-wegkijkwet, de #CSDDD. #Omnibus Een draadje over wat twee van de belangrijkste wijzigingen betekenen in de praktijk: 🧵 ⤵️ www.somo.nl/save-your-ti...
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Save your tiers for another day - SOMO
Omnibus restriction excludes most supermarket suppliers in risk countries The EU risks turning its landmark due diligence law into a box-ticking exercise. SOMO’s research unpacks how the Omnibus amend...
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The CSDDD is being weakened by Omnibus, and now it won't cover most supermarket suppliers 🧐🍫🥑 We unpacked two Omnibus amendments to the #CSDDD and their impact on supermarket supply chains: www.somo.nl/save-your-ti... The EU Parliament and Member States must stop these amendments 📢
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🚨Big Tech firms are quietly expanding their dominance through mergers and acquisitions. Most of these deals escape regulatory scrutiny, raising serious concerns about their impact on innovation, diversity and competition, especially in the EU. 👉 www.somo.nl/big-tech-acq...
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jaspervanteeffelen.bsky.social @jaspervanteeffelen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Senior BP executive Martin Thomsen: “We had a view of low carbon that didn’t happen, we need to revert to the old BP — more oil and gas — and old-fashioned retail — petrol, diesel.” yeeees, i miss those good old days!! let's go back! lnkd.in/ecJgZ_88
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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The @europarl.europa.eu just hit pause on corporate accountability. We say: justice delayed, justice denied. #NoToOmnibus By delaying sustainability laws, the EU is giving polluters & exploiters more time to act w/impunity. Meanwhile, responsible businesses & affected communities are left in limbo
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
"Er is geen bedrijf dat de EU verlaat vanwege een duurzaamheidsrapportage." - @larawolters.bsky.social www.volkskrant.nl/economie/ant...
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‘Anti-wegkijkwet’ wordt steeds verder uitgekleed: ‘Europese Commissie moet zich schamen’
De anti-wegkijkwet voor maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen wordt steeds verder uitgekleed. EU-voorzitter Polen wil uitstel vanwege de concurrentiepositie.
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Daniëlle Hirsch @daniellehirsch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Bij kabinetsbrieven aan de Kamer zitten beslisnota’s. Die geven inzicht in de afwegingen achter kabinetsposities. De beslisnota over de EU ‘anti-wegkijkwet’ legt de invloed van VNO-NCW bloot. Het kabinet volgt hun standpunt, en gaat daarmee in tegen het advies van ambtenaren en veel bedrijven. 🧵⤵️
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MVO Platform @mvoplatform.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
⚠️ Onder druk van grote bedrijven dreigt de anti-wegkijkwet #CSDDD, uitgehold en verzwakt te worden. ✍️ Teken samen met het MVO Platform ook de petitie zodat grote bedrijven effectief verplicht worden mensenrechtenschendingen en milieuschade op te sporen en aan te pakken. 👉 shorturl.at/MzRvF
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David Ollivier de Leth @david330.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Zelden werd zo inzichtelijk hoe VNO-NCW aan de touwtjes trekt binnen het kabinet. #Omnibus Uit de beslisnota over het EU-Omnibusvoorstel blijkt: wat VNO-NCW wil, is wet. De stem van andere bedrijven, laat staan maatschappelijke organisaties of vakbonden, doet er niet toe. 🧵 ⬇️
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MVO Platform @mvoplatform.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Het is onbegrijpelijk en teleurstellend dat de NLse regering mee gaat met de wijzigingen in het omnibusvoorstel. Hoewel NL zich eerder voorstander heeft getoond van de CSDDD, ondermijnt ook NL nu de principes van due diligence en ketenverantwoordelijkheid ap.lc/CuuKU
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