OVERCOMING CORPORATE POWER
To allow corporations to set their own rules is to reinforce the link between money and power. The impacts of the activities of transnational corporations need to be regulated to protect life, human dignity, and the autonomy of communities.
The extractivist behaviour of corporations is displayed most directly in the mining industry, but it is also interconnected with all of our areas of work as a cause of land grabbing, CO2 pollution, and unjust food systems. We are addressing these systemic overlaps with coherent policy positions.
CIDSE leverages the resources of our international network to influence processes of international and national legislation that would oblige businesses to respect human rights. At EU level, we advocate for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and at UN level, for the binding treaty – an international legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; our members push for national legislation on human rights due diligence.
CIDSE participates in spaces of exchange such as the Thematic Social Forum (TSF) on Mining and the Extractive Economy where grassroots movements have organised themselves into a dialogue around how to converge their struggles and recognise the commonalities of their injustices. Their perspectives inform our advocacy, and we support their participation in the legislative processes we are pursuing.
Stories
Publications
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News from CIDSE – March/April 2024
April 29, 2024Read the latest issue of our newsletter for a review of our activities from January to February and find out […]
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Lithium extraction in Bolivia
April 29, 2024“Between safeguarding supply and promoting sustainable development: which role for the EU in South America’s “lithium triangle”? Insights from the […]
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The European Parliament votes in favour of the CSDDD
April 24, 2024CIDSE statement CIDSE and its member organisations welcome the positive outcome of today’s plenary vote in the European Parliament on […]
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Consultation on the roadmap for the 10th Session of the
April 15, 2024CIDSE oral statement On 12 April 2024, Ambassador Cristian Espinosa Cañizares, Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIWG) […]
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New Tales from Barroso Mountains
April 10, 2024A story of how local communities in Portugal are fighting against exploitation of their lands by large corporations In this […]