Works mainly on Business and Human Rights and Sustainable Trade. Loves movies, forests and natural wine.

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Joined April 2009
.@Eurostar “we know we have a 90 minutes delay but you still have to check-in and wait in our boarding area” The boarding area: #fail
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„In dem Prozess hat die EU keine Führungsrolle gezeigt, sondern eher das Gegenteil“, so unser Kollege @bbennn über die Verhandlungen zu einem UN-Lieferkettengesetz für Unternehmen @tazgezwitscher. taz.de/UN-Lieferkettengesetz… @LieferkettenG
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🇪🇺🤝🌎 CONSENSUS may come in different shapes and colors. 🇪🇺🇨🇴🇪🇨🇵🇪 DAGs held their 9th Joint Meeting Bogotá on trade & sustainable development issues. 📢check out our Joint Declarations! 👉shorturl.at/fpACH
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Trambestuurder weigert plooifiets op tram want zou niet mogen volgens reglement @STIBMIVB. Nog een lange weg naar intermodaliteit te gaan. @STIB_Fail
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Huge thanks to all who contributed to our report: @NasirMansoor1, Dariush Beigui @IuventaCrew, @ddchammas, @MaazaMengiste ,@weizman_eyal, @KrajewskiMarkus, @WolfgangKaleck, @duartereyeslau1, @cschliemannr, @bbennn, @abdarcy, @JHackmack and many more ♥️
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In no more than a few days we will release our annual report and let you be part of what we accomplished in 2022 - mirrored in first-hand reports, essays and interviews, compelling artworks by Laura Fiorio and much more. Stay tuned!
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In 2022 we filled a complaint at the EU's Single Entry Point to improve the precarious working conditions in the mines in Colombia and Peru. These mines play a crucial role in the EU’s energy supply. Today we presented our SEP-case at the @Europarl_EN: cnvinternationaal.nl/en/our-…
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@EP_Trade will also hear a presentation by Ben Van Peperstraete @bbennn @CNV_Internat of a complaint submitted in the framework of the Single Entry Point, on behalf of trade union organisations from #Colombia and #Peru under @Trade_EU FTA. Details👇 etuclex.etuc.org/new-complai…
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On l’a déjà fait Et on va le refaire Envoie un mail à ton eurodéputé pour lui demander un VRAI devoir de vigilance qui inclut le climat et les droits humains. 👇📩👇📩👇 justice-business.org/demand-…
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How can #DueDiligence initiatives in the LAC region inform the EU's proposed #CorporateSustainability law? Expert panel led by @ProDESC now discussing #HREDD initiatives/laws at our🌎Gathering!
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In einem künftigen EU #Lieferkettengesetz müssten Zertifizierungorganisationen wie der TÜV und Auditoren auch als Hochrisikobranche eingeordnet werden, fordert ECCHR-Legal Advisor @bbennn. ⤵️ fr.de/wirtschaft/quaelende-s…
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Thank you @BarryAndrewsMEP for coming to remember the victims of the #Brumadinho crime. We count on your continued support to prevent future disasters. #csddd #humanrights #justice4Brumadinho
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Join us in a few minutes and hear from a great panel on the legacy of the Brumadinho disaster and the fight ahead for justice, reparation and nature. @ddchammas @marek_misak @ComeceEu @ECCHRBerlin @bbennn
📅 TOMORROW 👉 Don't forget to register for the event "Four years impunity after dam collapse in Brumahinho" What can be done to ensure that such a new EU law contains no loopholes and does everything possible to prevent such crimes from happening? ➡️  buff.ly/3iFaGGN
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#Germany High court confirms it will hear Peruvian farmer's #climatechange case against RWE. Court must now measure RWE's contribution to alleged risks of flooding. See our case profile here: business-humanrights.org/en/…
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The case of Kiobel v Shell may be familiar to many #BizHumanRights specialists, but when Esther Kiobel cs finally ended their litigation efforts two weeks ago it went almost unnoticed. I wrote a blogpost about why this decision is a worrying sign: verfassungsblog.de/inequalit…
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Les diplomates européens décideront d'un accord provisoire DEMAIN (!), qui sera ensuite validé par les ministres le 1er décembre à Bruxelles. ⚠️ On a donc besoin de vous pour faire du bruit et partager ce scandale !! ⚠️
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Bref la #France, qui se targue d'être leader européen sur ce dossier et a été le premier pays à inscrire le devoir de vigilance dans sa loi en 2017, est en train de tuer les ambitions du texte.
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Le gouvernement veut aussi exclure du texte le secteur financier. Aucune responsabilité légale donc pour la #BNPParibas, premier financeur européen des énergies fossiles et partenaire financier de nombreuses entreprises responsables de #déforestation, comme #Cargill.
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Un exemples pour mieux expliquer ➡️ Les entreprises de #pesticides ne pourront pas être rendue responsable si l'utilisation de leurs produits détruit des #écosystèmes entiers.
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