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How the Omnibus package prevents the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive from supporting global supply chain resilience

By mandating companies to conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) enhances supply chain resilience and boosts EU competitiveness. However, it can only be achieved if all supply chain actors, including those beyond Tier 1, are included in companies’ HREDD processes. Specifically, smallholders are crucial […]

White Paper
April 4, 2025

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Definitions differ, but at its heart, sustainable agriculture is about meeting the needs of the present, without sacrificing those of tomorrow—it’s farming that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and profitable for farmers.... Continue Reading

Article
March 4, 2025

Omnibus Package Risks Livelihoods of Millions of Smallholders Worldwide

The European Commission proposed sweeping changes to key legislation that was meant to ensure corporate accountability, in particular the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and Reporting directives (CSDDD and CSRD). We call on the co-legislators to act.

Press Release
February 26, 2025

The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action

Rates of forest and biodiversity loss are accelerating throughout the tropics alongside escalating global impacts of climate change. Commodities such as coffee, timber, palm oil, rubber, and cocoa drive much of this deforestation. We need transformative solutions to ensure a climate-positive future that creates long-term benefits for people and nature. The Business Case for Collective […]

One sheets
February 20, 2025
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