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Business and peace

FACILITATING BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE

Swedwatch has been granted support from the Swedish Institute to work on responsible business conduct in Ukraine over the next two years. 

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Swedwatch is an independent, non-profit research organisation striving to empower rights holders and to promote responsible business practices.

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CSDDD in focus: Open letter

Calling on Swedish decision-makers to stop the Omnibus proposal

The Commission’s Omnibus Proposal suggests drastic rollbacks to several key sustainability EU laws, including the already adopted Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). In an open letter, Swedwatch and other organisations urge Sweden to ensure that hard-won progress on corporate accountability and sustainability is not undone.

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CSDDD in focus: Cost analysis

Unveiling the costs for compliance

The narrative driving the European Commission's Omnibus-proposal has been that simplifying legislation for companies will make them more competitive. Swedwatch's analysis of financial costs for compliance with the the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) shows the fallacy of that narrative.

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CSDDD in focus: Panel discussion

The EU due diligence directive and its implications for companies 

What does the new law mean in practice for the 328 Swedish companies that are affected? Does it also impact subcontractors and how? And – can the EU’s new legislation create real change, or will the result just be polished reports?

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Recent publications

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Workers' rights and retailer responsibility

Report

Workers’ rights on South African farms and Systembolaget’s – the monopoly distributor of alcohol beverages in Sweden – potential to drive positive change.

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Securing a living wage for garment workers

Briefing

Root causes behind the low wages in Bangladeshs Ready-Made-Garment sector and what global brands and policymakers could do about it.

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Sustainable public procurement recommendations

Position paper

Five key recommendations on how public procurement can drive positive change, and be integrated into EU’s public procurement legislation.

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Webinar recording

Public procurement

At the 2025 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, Swedwatch hosted a digital side-session, where experts from academia, public authorities and civil society discuss practical strategies for aligning procurement policies with evolving EU sustainability legislation.

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Hazardous pesticides

In Kenyan agriculture and elsewhere, hazardous pesticides, banned in the European Union, continue to be used in vast quantities and harming farmers. 

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Investing responsibly

Green energy

The important role of institutional investors in ensuring a just and equitable transition to green energy.

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Our focus areas

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Responsible use of natural resources

A growing number of companies aim to adopt environmentally sustainable business models. But change is too slow to respond to the climate crisis and the rapid depletion of natural resources. 

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Sustainable and fair supply chains

Global supply chains can boost development and create jobs. But often, they lack transparency and effective processes to address adverse human rights and environmental impacts.

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Empowered rights holders and defenders

A crackdown aimed at silencing civil society voices is taking place in many countries around the globe and shrinking civic space poses a growing threat to livelihoods, liberty and peace.

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