Merz Sparks EU Row With Call to Scrap Sustainability Directive

German Chancellor pushes EU to scrap Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence law

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged the European Union to cancel its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), signaling a potential reversal in Europe’s approach to ESG regulation

Even Chancellor Merz against the rules of the European green deal? - Economic Scenarios

The crazy green deal of former commissioner Frans Timmermans seems destined to be practically dismantled from the ground up. with all due respect to the greens and the left, who had based the past legislature on a sustainability project that would probably have led many European industrial sectors to certain bankruptcy. After the changes made to the car directive, which imposed the total ban on internal combustion engines by 2035, changes made p…

German Chancellor Pushes EU to Scrap Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged the European Union to cancel its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Merz Sparks EU Row With Call to Scrap Sustainability Directive

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ignited a contentious debate by calling for the European Commission to scrap the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This directive, adopted in May 2024, mandates companies to tackle their adverse impacts on human rights and the environment across their entire value chains. Merz’s bold stance, made during his first visit to Brussels as… Source

German Chancellor Merz Calls for EU to Scrap Supply Chain Sustainability Due Diligence Law

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the European Commission to eliminate the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requiring companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains, as part of a broad move to reduce compliance and regulatory burdens on companies. The statement, made by […]