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Is corporate law ready to take responsibility for sustainability?
In our latest special episode of Beyond Compliance, recorded live at the Sustainability osapiens Summit 2025, we explore how legal frameworks could become powerful drivers for real change.
Our guests:
Prof. Dr. Anne-Christin Mittwoch, Of Counsel at Graf von Westphalen and member of the Green Trade Team
Dieter Overath, former CEO of Fairtrade Germany
Together, they discuss:
- Why voluntary standards are not enough
- How the CSDDD could mark a paradigm shift (if politics allows it)
- Why labels without enforcement can be misleading
- And how stakeholder involvement – from cocoa farmers to consumers – must be part of corporate decision-making
They raise a tough but essential question:
Are today’s regulations protecting the right people – or just shifting responsibility down the supply chain?
Listen to the full episode now and join the debate!