In the face of corporate impunity. Progress in Europe

France is preparing a bill relating to the duty of care incumbent upon parent and subcontracting companies, which is struggling to be definitively adopted. Yet this bill would finally make it possible to tackle the human rights violations and corruption taking place in French companies’ supply and production chains. This report by Forum Citoyen pour la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises, of which Collectif Éthique sur l'Étiquette is a member, shows that France is not the only European country working towards this objective. Here is an overview from October 2016 showing the various initiatives to curb corporate impunity across Europe.