2021-12-08
Open letter to President Von der Leyen: Time to show leadership on the SCG initiative
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In an open letter, Swedwatch and a broad coalition of civil society organisations raise strong concerns about the new delay to the publication of the planned Commission proposal on a Sustainable Corporate Governance (SCG) initiative.
Read the full letter here.
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