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Webinar: Treaty-making in troubled times - Business and Human Rights in a deregulating world

In October 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and FORUM-ASIA held a series of webinars titled “Treaty-making in troubled times” to continue spotlighting critical issues and amplifying the voices of civil society organisations in support of the UN binding treaty process during this critical period. This was the first session of the series. The recent demise of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has sent shockwaves through the Business and Human Rights (BHR) landscape. Once announced as a milestone for corporate regulation, the Directive’s collapse highlights the fragility of regional efforts in the face of political and economic pushback, and the uncertainty for victims to hold companies accountable over human rights abuses. As the EU retrenches and some countries have seen regulatory rollbacks, the BHR community is left questioning: what’s next for corporate accountability and access to justice for victims? In this context, the UN Binding Treaty process may now carry renewed significance. Can a binding international instrument fill the regulatory vacuum left behind? Can it re-centre Global South voices that are often marginalised in domestic and regional regulatory efforts? Our expert panel sheds light on: The current state of EU regulatory frameworks on Business and Human Rights, with a focus on EU CSDDD/Omnibus; The limitations of Global North-led regulation; The impacts of the deregulation trend on affected people in the Global South, and the importance of a treaty for corporate accountability and access to justice. Our expert panel: Heidi Hautala (keynote speaker), former Member and Vice-President of the European Parliament Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior EU Adviser, Anti-Slavery International Dr. Caroline Lichuma, Postdoctoral Researcher, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Prarthana Rao, Programme Manager BHR Programme, FORUM-ASIA