Publicaties
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Project output
Policy briefs
- Helsen, L. & Huyse, H. (2026, October). After the CSRD and CSDDD revisions: exploring trade union opportunities. HIVA, KU Leuven.
- Bright, C., Elliott, J., Gonzalez De Aguinaga, S., Huyse, H., Marx, A., Otteburn, K., Pietropaoli, I. (2026). Accompanying Measures. Policy Brief 3. Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating Legal Uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and Implementation Challenges. NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, and HIVA Research Institute for Work and Society.
- Bright, C., Elliott, J., Gonzalez De Aguinaga, S., Huyse, H., Marx, A., Otteburn, K., Pietropaoli, I. (2026). Overcoming Transposition Challenges of the CSDDD, Some Best Practices. Policy Brief 2. Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating Legal Uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and Implementation Challenges. NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, and HIVA Research Institute for Work and Society.
- Bright, C., Elliott, J., Ganser, A., Gonzalez De Aguinaga, S., Hylander, M., Huyse, H., Marx, A., Otteburn, K., Pietropaoli, I., Rühmkorf, A., & Uvarova, O. (2026, June). From transposition to transformation: Designing and enforcing effective national HREDD laws. Nova Centre, BIICL, GGS, HIVA, WS, GRC.
- Helsen, L., & Huyse, H. (2026, February). Socially Responsible Public Procurement: the central role of supporting structures. HIVA, KU Leuven.
- Bright, C., Elliott, J., Gonzalez De Aguinaga, S., Huyse, H., Marx, A., Otteburn, K., Pietropaoli, I. (2025). Implementing the CSDDD: Lessons learnt from the comparative experiences. Policy Brief 1. Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating Legal Uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and Implementation Challenges. NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, and HIVA Research Institute for Work and Society.
- Bright, C., Elliott, J., Gonzalez De Aguinaga, S., Huyse, H., Marx, A., & Otteburn, K., Pietropaoli, I. (2025, July). Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating legal uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and implementation challenges: All-Panel summary. NOVA Centre, BIICL, KU Leuven, HIVA.
- Huyse, H., & Helsen, L. (2025, July). Socially Responsible Public Procurement: moving beyond islands of innovation and success? Policy Brief 1 – SRPP Review 2.0. HIVA, KU Leuven.
Artikels in peer-reviewed tijdschriften
- Marx, A., and K. Otteburn. 2026. “ How Due Diligence Transforms Private Sustainability Governance: The Case of the Global Organic Textile Standard.” Global Policy 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.70188.
- Marx. A. (2026). Withering Sustainability? The rise (and fall?) of sustainability due diligence. Journal of International Business Policy. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s42214-026-00248-8
- Helsen L, Huyse H (2026;), "The missing middle: intermediaries as enablers of HRDD in socially responsible public procurement". Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-01-2026-0009
- Marx, A. (2025). The European Union’s Directive on corporate sustainability development due diligence: an institutional design effectiveness analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 27(6), 706–719. https://doi-org.kuleuven.e-bronnen.be/10.1080/1523908X.2025.2451698
Blog posts
- Van Cappellen, H. (2026, June 10). Navigating the maze: what we learned about HREDD tools from our Brussels workshop. MEDIATE Project. https://www.projectmediate.eu/files/Blogpost-10-june.pdf
- Otteburn, K. (2025, December 3). Up the creek without a paddle: Intermediaries in sustainability due diligence. MEDIATE Project. https://www.projectmediate.eu/files/Blogpost-3-dec.pdf
Andere
- Non-paper: Bonucci, N., Marx, A. and M. Scheltema (2026). Observations on effective public supervision under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Available at: https://novabhre.novalaw.unl.pt/non-paper-observations-on-effective-public-supervision-under-the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-csddd/
- Bright, C., Otteburn, K., Huyse, H., Marx, A. (2025). Study on the operational implementation and transposition in Belgium of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (2024/1760) of the European Union.
- Policy Report: United Nations Forum for Sustainability Standards (2025) The Future of Sustainable Trade. Due diligence initiatives, voluntary sustainability standards and developing countries. Geneva: United Nations. (co-editor and author Axel Marx)
- Policy report: UNCTAD (2024) Voluntary sustainability standards and sustainable development due diligence: The evolving landscape of sustainable trade. Geneva: UNCTAD. (co-author Axel Marx)
Aanvullende literatuur
Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
- Bonucci, N., Marx, A., & Scheltema, M. (2026). NON PAPER: Observations on effective public supervision under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Available at https://novabhre.novalaw.unl.pt/non-paper-observations-on-effective-public-supervision-under-the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-csddd/.
- Dzneladze, E., & Marx, A. (2025). Human Rights Due Diligence and Access to Remedy: A comparative analysis of twenty-six due diligence laws and proposals. Brazilian Journal of International Law, 22(1), 168–189.
- Marx, A. (2025). The European Union’s Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: An Institutional Design Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 1-14.
- Marx, A., Depoorter, C., Fernandez de Cordoba, S., Verma, R., Auld, G., Bemelmans, J., Bennett, E., Boonaert, E., Brandi, C., Dietz, T., Fernández Araoz, M., Fouilleux, E., Grabs, J., Gulbrandsen, L., Harrison, J., Heilmayr, R., Hernandez, A., Hoekman, B., Lambert, R., Lambin, E., Li, L., Maertens, M., Mortara Batistic, P., Michida, E., Nakagawa, J., Negi, A., Pérez-Pineda, J., Ponte, S., Rueda, X., Schleifer, P., Thorstensen, V., & van der Ven, H. (2024) Global governance through voluntary sustainability standards: Developments, trends and challenges. Global Policy, 15, 708–728.
- UNCTAD. (2025). The Future of Sustainable Trade—Due Diligence Initiatives, Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Developing Countries. United Nations.
Rol van intermediairen
- Depoorter, C., Bemelmans, J., & Marx, A. (2025). The role of intermediaries in the implementation of sustainability standards: A case study of buyer-driven Rainforest Alliance certification in the Indonesian cocoa sector. World Development, 195, 107128.
- Marx, A., Depoorter, C., Fernandez de Cordoba, S., Verma, R., Auld, G., Bemelmans, J., Bennett, E., Boonaert, E., Brandi, C., Dietz, T., Fernández Araoz, M., Fouilleux, E., Grabs, J., Gulbrandsen, L., Harrison, J., Heilmayr, R., Hernandez, A., Hoekman, B., Lambert, R., Lambin, E., Li, L., Maertens, M., Mortara Batistic, P., Michida, E., Nakagawa, J., Negi, A., Pérez-Pineda, J., Ponte, S., Rueda, X., Schleifer, P., Thorstensen, V., & van der Ven, H. (2024) Global governance through voluntary sustainability standards: Developments, trends and challenges. Global Policy, 15, 708–728.
Nieuws
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Navigeren door het doolhof: inzichten over HREDD-tools uit onze Brusselse workshop
Op 10 juni 2026 bracht MEDIATE in Brussel een diverse groep belanghebbenden bijeen – waaronder vertegenwoordigers van de overheid, het bedrijfsleven, het maatschappelijk middenveld, de academische wereld en de particuliere sector – om te onderzoeken hoe instrumenten voor due diligence op het gebied van mensenrechten en milieu (HREDD) kunnen bijdragen aan betekenisvolle veranderingen in de praktijk.
MEDIATE Workshop: de rol van intermediairen in tijden van onzekerheid over due diligence
Op 3 december 2025 kwamen experts van vrijwillige duurzaamheidsnormen (VSS), multistakeholderinitiatieven en het maatschappelijk middenveld samen om uit te wisselen over hoe zij navigeren in een steeds onvoorspelbaarder wordend due diligence-landschap.
Event over sociaal verantwoord aanbesteden in het Europees Parlement
Beleidsmakers, onderzoekers en kmo’s bespraken in het Europees Parlement hoe publieke aanbestedingen sociale rechten en duurzaamheid beter kunnen versterken.
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