What We Campaign For
Corporate Accountability Legislation in Ireland
The ICBHR is campaigning for new corporate accountability legislation to prevent abuses by making Irish-based companies accountable for a range of corporate human rights violations, including forced labour, land grabs, attacks on human rights defenders, violence against women and denial of people’s fundamental rights at work. The law would also allow victims to take companies to court in Ireland for damages
Our report details the pressing need for the Irish government to introduce a new law to hold Irish-based companies to account.
Corporate Accountability and the EU
The Coalition campaigns with our European partners for a strong legal framework for human rights and environmental due diligence at the EU level. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive entered into force on 25 July 2024 and is required to be transposed into Irish law by 26 July 2026.
Our Coalition is working to ensure the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is robust and protects people and the planet from corporate harm.
Read our briefing on how to improve the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Time for a UN Binding Treaty
The ICBHR campaigns to ensure corporations are legally required to assess and address negative human rights impact across their value chains by calling for a robust UN treaty.
The treatment of supply chain workers, migrant workers, and those in precarious work, mostly women, represents an unsustainable and unjust business model of profit at the expense of human rights.
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News & Resources
ICBHR Report
Read our full report “Make it Your Business”
Time For a Treaty
Briefing paper