Grandes entreprises : nous exigeons des règles contraignantes

The statement by Friends of the Earth International calls for a shift from non-binding guidelines to legally binding regulations for multinational corporations. It highlights the failure of the UN Guiding Principles and advocates for an international treaty currently under negotiation at the UN, supported by national legislation. The text cites the French 'duty of vigilance' law and a proposed corporate and human rights framework in Brazil as key examples of progress toward corporate accountability.

• The 2011 United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are considered insufficient because they are non-binding and fail to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations.
• France's 2017 'duty of vigilance' law is presented as a significant advancement because it addresses the legal complexity of parent companies and their subsidiaries and subcontractors to prevent impunity.
• A legal proceeding was initiated in 2019 by French and Ugandan associations against TotalEnergies, marking the first case based on the French duty of vigilance law, concerning human rights violations and irreversible environmental damage in Uganda and Tanzania.
• Brazil formulated a draft law in August 2022 for a 'framework for businesses and human rights' that would establish the primacy of human rights and impose direct obligations on multinationals, a move described as unprecedented globally.
• The European Union's proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is criticized for failing to ensure justice or hold companies accountable for their climate impacts.

APA

admin (2022). Grandes entreprises : nous exigeons des règles contraignantes. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/grandes-entreprises-nous-exigeons-des-regles-contraignantes/

Chicago

admin. Grandes entreprises : nous exigeons des règles contraignantes. Friends of the Earth International, 2022. https://www.foei.org/fr/grandes-entreprises-nous-exigeons-des-regles-contraignantes/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2022grandes, author = {admin}, title = {{Grandes entreprises : nous exigeons des règles contraignantes}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/grandes-entreprises-nous-exigeons-des-regles-contraignantes/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }