Business and Financial Institutions: Environment Protection and Human Rights
Lords · Question HL4042 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Goudie
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce mandatory obligations on businesses and financial institutions to respect human rights and the environment in a similar way to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Direc
Answer
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 28 Jan 2025
The Government keeps under review best ways to prevent environmental harms, modern slavery and human and labour rights abuses in both private and public sector supply chains including effective due diligence rules.Noting the EU’s adoption of the Corporate...