UN binding treaty on business and human rights clears key negotiating hurdle
30 December 2025 6 min read
After a decade of negotiations, states agree on the treaty's scope and legal liability provisions, setting a path toward adoption within two years.
The intergovernmental working group on a binding business and human rights treaty reached consensus on corporate legal liability provisions, resolving the impasse that had stalled negotiations since 2014.
The draft would require ratifying states to legislate parent company liability for supply chain harms — converging with the due diligence laws already spreading through national legislatures.
