Due Diligence

Aria Huys (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium))

(Beyond) cosmetic compliance? HRDD litigation and the Yves Rocher case under the French Duty of Vigilance Law

March 30, 2026

I.IntroductionIn March 2022, the Turkish trade union Petrol-İş, representing former employees of a Turkish cosmetics company, together with human rights action groups Sherpa and ActionAid France,…

Aria Huys (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium))

Blowing the whistle on labour rights infringements? The protection of reporting persons under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Whistleblower Directive

December 11, 2024

Introduction On 25 July 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force, marking a new era of corporate accountability for companies’ negative impacts on human…

Maria Giovannone (Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy))

The EU proposal for a Due Diligence Directive: the link between civil liability and workers’ representation

April 24, 2024

“Hardening” process of Due Diligence The proposal for an EU directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (Brussels, 23.2.2022, COM(2022) 71 final) aims to impose sustainable production models…