{"id":398,"date":"2025-09-18T10:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/?p=398"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:36:20","slug":"join-us-protect-people-and-the-planet-from-eu-deregulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/join-us-protect-people-and-the-planet-from-eu-deregulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us: Protect People and the Planet from EU Deregulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoftheearth.ie\/events\/join-us-protect-people-and-the-planet-from-eu-deregulation\/\">published<\/a>&nbsp;by Friends of the Earth Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>Tuesday, 23rd September from 11am-12pm<\/strong>, Friends of the Earth Ireland is joining with our allies in the <strong>Irish Coalition for Business &amp; Human Rights (ICBHR)<\/strong> outside Leinster House to stand up against the EU\u2019s dangerous \u2018race to the bottom\u2019 on human rights, workers\u2019 rights, environmental protection and climate action. We\u2019re rallying to raise awareness of the EU Commission\u2019s rollback on key laws that safeguard people and planet, as well as to show solidarity with those marching in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Laws at Risk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>EU Commission<\/strong>, under the leadership of&nbsp;<strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, has proposed a&nbsp;<strong>sweeping deregulation agenda<\/strong>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong>undermines vital protections<\/strong>. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the first round,<strong>\u00a0Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)<\/strong>: A landmark law aimed at holding large corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains. The proposed cuts would\u00a0<strong>water down<\/strong>\u00a0these protections and\u00a0<strong>reduce accountability<\/strong>\u00a0for multinational corporations, who have often been the cause of global harm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future deregulatory plans to directly attack\u00a0<strong>nature<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>biodiversity<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>climate<\/strong>. The\u00a0<strong>Environmental Pillar<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentalpillar.ie\/hands-off-nature\/\"><strong>Hands Off Nature<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0campaign highlights how the EU is moving to\u00a0<strong>cut vital protections for ecosystems and wildlife<\/strong>, make it easier to pollute and erode the EU\u2019s Green Deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These measures, according to experts, will have disastrous long-term consequences. By weakening environmental protections, we are putting our biodiversity, our climate goals, and our future at risk. We need stronger laws, not weaker ones, to ensure that Europe meets its climate goals and safeguards nature for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Allies are Marching in Brussels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we take action here in&nbsp;<strong>Dublin<\/strong>, hundreds of campaigners have embarked on a&nbsp;<strong>three-day march<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<strong>Maastricht to Brussels<\/strong>, gathering outside the EU headquarters to demand the&nbsp;<strong>protection of people and the planet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are part of the&nbsp;<strong>Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights<\/strong>, a broad coalition of civil society groups, trade unions, and human rights organisations that are calling on the EU to&nbsp;<strong>stop the race to the bottom<\/strong>. Together, we\u2019re fighting for&nbsp;<strong>stronger corporate accountability laws<\/strong>&nbsp;and for policies that put&nbsp;<strong>people before profits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>deregulation<\/strong>&nbsp;agenda is not just an issue for Brussels\u2014<strong>it\u2019s impacting our daily lives<\/strong>. The&nbsp;<strong>\u2018red tape\u2019 challenge<\/strong>&nbsp;claims to reduce burdens for businesses, but in reality, it cuts vital protections for&nbsp;<strong>workers<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>citizens<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>the environment<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the EU rolls back these laws, it will&nbsp;<strong>favour big corporations<\/strong>&nbsp;at the expense of vulnerable communities and ecosystems. As experts and economists have stated,&nbsp;<strong>we cannot afford to weaken these protections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Can\u2019t Let Corporate Interests Win<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve seen the devastating effects of&nbsp;<strong>corporate exploitation<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>environmental destruction<\/strong>\u2014from the&nbsp;<strong>Rana Plaza<\/strong>&nbsp;disaster in Bangladesh to the pollution in the&nbsp;<strong>Niger Delta<\/strong>. These laws were introduced to stop such disasters from happening again. Now, as the EU rolls them back,&nbsp;<strong>we need to rise up and demand more, not less<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campaigners warn that if these laws are weakened, we\u2019ll see more&nbsp;<strong>environmental destruction<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>exploitation of workers<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>human rights abuses<\/strong>. We cannot let the EU betray the people and the planet for the benefit of a few powerful corporations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally&nbsp;published&nbsp;by Friends of the Earth Ireland On Tuesday, 23rd September from 11am-12pm, Friends of the Earth Ireland is joining with our allies in the Irish Coalition for Business &amp; Human Rights (ICBHR) outside Leinster House to stand up against the EU\u2019s dangerous \u2018race to the bottom\u2019 on human rights, workers\u2019 rights, environmental protection and climate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icbhr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}