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Alternatives for the ‘Energy and Raw Materials Chapters’ in EU trade agreements

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Alternatives for the ‘Energy and Raw Materials Chapters’ in EU trade agreements

Von Fabian Flues / 27.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements could strengthen human rights and environmental protection in the raw materials sector The European Union is one of the largest importers of raw materials, with its companies being particularly dependent on the mining of minerals...

Anchoring climate and environmental protection in EU trade agreements

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Anchoring climate and environmental protection in EU trade agreements

Von Fabian Flues / 18.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements could contribute to a more sustainable world economy In this study, Ciaran Cross takes on the task of thinking through what it would mean to integrate effective climate and environmental provisions in a trade agreement. The starting...

Supply chain due diligence: China’s role in the international debate and setting of standards

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Supply chain due diligence: China’s role in the international debate and setting of standards

Von Merle Groneweg und Michael Reckordt / 06.01.2020 Comments Disabled

The debate on mandatory human rights supply chain due diligence is gaining momentum. Legal regulations are discussed extensively both at the international level as well as in Germany. In this debate, one country in particular is getting attention: China....

International regulatory cooperation and the public good

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International regulatory cooperation and the public good

Von Louisa Prause / 07.10.2019 Comments Disabled

How “good regulatory practices” in trade agreements erode protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers The EU's Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA) is the first EU agreement to include a comprehensive chapter on regulatory...

The Dark Side of Digitalization:

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The Dark Side of Digitalization:

Von Merle Groneweg / 15.11.2017 Comments Disabled

Will Industry 4.0 Create New Raw Materials Demands? The digitalization of production processes, in Germany also known as Industry 4.0, promises economic growth in times of stagnation. According to business organizations and market-liberal politicians,...

Ruthless exploitation in the raw materials sector

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Ruthless exploitation in the raw materials sector

Von Michael Reckordt / 25.10.2017 Comments Disabled

How corporations are using the investment court system to enforce their interests On 14 October 2016, the Australian–Canadian mining business OceanaGold lost a USD 250 million lawsuit for compensation against El Salvador. The company had been seeking...

The Unhealthy side effects of CETA

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The Unhealthy side effects of CETA

Von Redaktion / 04.10.2017 Comments Disabled

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada is the first trade agreement between the EU and a major world economy and the most far-reaching bilateral trade and investment agreement negotiated to date. In...

Without responsibility and transparency

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Without responsibility and transparency

Von Merle Groneweg / 15.06.2017 Comments Disabled

Human rights risks along the nickel supply chain Being one of the biggest export nations, Germany is strongly dependent on raw material imports. Nearly 100 percent of the metallic primary raw materials are imported from abroad and processed by German...

We make the rules!

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We make the rules!

Von Redaktion / 22.05.2017 Comments Disabled

How the EU intervenes in the sovereign fiscal policy of resource-rich countries Raw materials, including raw materials for energy production, as well as semi-finished products, and components make up two thirds of all EU imports; more than half of these...

Policy Paper Working Group on Raw Materials: Towards a Democratic and Globally Just Resource Policy

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Policy Paper Working Group on Raw Materials: Towards a Democratic and Globally Just Resource Policy

Von Michael Reckordt / 08.05.2017 Comments Disabled

Towards a Democratic and Globally Just Resource Policy The Federal Republic of Germany depends on the import of metallic, mineral and fossil fuel resources. The extraction of these raw materials takes place at the expense of the environment and leads...