EU Council approves amended version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

The revised version scales back the scope of the landmark new law

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is legislation designed to get companies to protect the environment, maintain social justice and promote a stronger, sustainable economy. It requires that companies consider the social and environmental impact of their operations by promoting transparency and encouraging companies to be more proactive in identifying and mitigating sustainability risks. 

A watered-down version of the Directive was approved in March, meaning that it is likely to become law later this year.

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Is the post office scandal the UK’s biggest compliance failure ever?

Is the post office scandal the UK’s biggest compliance failure ever?

From supplier onboarding missteps to ineffective ongoing monitoring to a lack of due diligence, the list of compliance errors in this story is very, very long

The Post Office scandal is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the UK’s largest miscarriages of justice. For nearly 15 years, the UK Post Office went after operators of sub-post offices across the country, accusing them of committing theft, fraud and false accounting. Many of these sub-postmasters – over 700 were wrongfully prosecuted – were imprisoned, lost their livelihoods or faced bankruptcy. There are four suicides attributed to this scandal.

How did it go so wrong? The Post Office relied on its supplier, Fujitsu, and its Horizon IT system for which the Post Office had contracted to digitise social benefits payments. 

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