Chris O'Connell
@chris-oconnell.bsky.social
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Very grateful to those @nearfm.ie for the opportunity to discuss important #BusinessandHumanRights issues that are impacting us in Ireland as well as @trocaire.bsky.social partners in the Global South, including #CSDDD and #CETA. Listen to the full interview here:
listenagain.org?p=58616
listenagain.org?p=58616
Very grateful to those @nearfm.ie for the opportunity to discuss important #BusinessandHumanRights issues that are impacting us in Ireland as well as @trocaire.bsky.social partners in the Global South, including #CSDDD and #CETA. Listen to the full interview here:
listenagain.org?p=58616
listenagain.org?p=58616
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Very grateful to those @nearfm.ie for the opportunity to discuss important #BusinessandHumanRights issues that are impacting us in Ireland as well as @trocaire.bsky.social partners in the Global South, including #CSDDD and #CETA. Listen to the full interview here:
listenagain.org?p=58616
listenagain.org?p=58616
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🚨 @europarl.europa.eu just approved Omnibus I—gutting corporate accountability laws despite months of warnings from civil society & faith leaders on the impacts of deregulation.
While climate disasters intensify, the EU lets big polluters off the hook.
🔗 www.cidse.org/2025/12/11/t...
While climate disasters intensify, the EU lets big polluters off the hook.
🔗 www.cidse.org/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 @europarl.europa.eu just approved Omnibus I—gutting corporate accountability laws despite months of warnings from civil society & faith leaders on the impacts of deregulation.
While climate disasters intensify, the EU lets big polluters off the hook.
🔗 www.cidse.org/2025/12/11/t...
While climate disasters intensify, the EU lets big polluters off the hook.
🔗 www.cidse.org/2025/12/11/t...
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The Omnibus final vote is today 🚨
Will members of the European Parliament bend to the wishes of the ‘Competitiveness Roundtable’ - a secret alliance mostly made up of US fossil fuel companies?
The EU must stand up against corporate capture ⚠️
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
Will members of the European Parliament bend to the wishes of the ‘Competitiveness Roundtable’ - a secret alliance mostly made up of US fossil fuel companies?
The EU must stand up against corporate capture ⚠️
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Omnibus final vote is today 🚨
Will members of the European Parliament bend to the wishes of the ‘Competitiveness Roundtable’ - a secret alliance mostly made up of US fossil fuel companies?
The EU must stand up against corporate capture ⚠️
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
Will members of the European Parliament bend to the wishes of the ‘Competitiveness Roundtable’ - a secret alliance mostly made up of US fossil fuel companies?
The EU must stand up against corporate capture ⚠️
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
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🚨 The #Omnibus is dismantling human rights protections under the guise of "simplification."
@europarl.europa.eu just aligned with far-right to weaken corporate accountability—despite research showing strong due diligence BUILDS competitiveness.
👉 buff.ly/VqZpuHE
@europarl.europa.eu just aligned with far-right to weaken corporate accountability—despite research showing strong due diligence BUILDS competitiveness.
👉 buff.ly/VqZpuHE
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🚨 The #Omnibus is dismantling human rights protections under the guise of "simplification."
@europarl.europa.eu just aligned with far-right to weaken corporate accountability—despite research showing strong due diligence BUILDS competitiveness.
👉 buff.ly/VqZpuHE
@europarl.europa.eu just aligned with far-right to weaken corporate accountability—despite research showing strong due diligence BUILDS competitiveness.
👉 buff.ly/VqZpuHE
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Did you know that the Irish government is trying to bring in legislation to ratify the #ISDS pillar of the #CETA trade deal that would allow for big corporations to sue Ireland in investor courts for huge sums of money? 1/2
CETA: private investor courts, corporate power, and how we stop it
Join Comhlámh Trade Justice Group to hear more about the Arbitration Bill, the Investment Court System and what we can do to stop it.
www.eventbrite.ie
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
See here for an initial reaction to last night's #Omnibus deal, which represents a near-total capitulation by EU co-legislators to the corporate lobby and the far right, done in an undemocratic way that involved maladministration, according to the Ombudsperson. A sad day. @eccjorg.bsky.social
#CSDDD Political agreement announced
👉NO obligations for big companies to take action to reduce emissions
👉NO reduction of barriers to accessing justice for victims & communities
👉NO strong incentives to prevent human rights abuses
Ireland agreed to the deal with little thought to its consequences
👉NO obligations for big companies to take action to reduce emissions
👉NO reduction of barriers to accessing justice for victims & communities
👉NO strong incentives to prevent human rights abuses
Ireland agreed to the deal with little thought to its consequences
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
See here for an initial reaction to last night's #Omnibus deal, which represents a near-total capitulation by EU co-legislators to the corporate lobby and the far right, done in an undemocratic way that involved maladministration, according to the Ombudsperson. A sad day. @eccjorg.bsky.social
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Yesterday, EU decisionmakers started their final round of political negotiations on the EU’s corporate due diligence law #CSDDD
They delivered...
😬 an abysmal deal for the environment and human rights
🛁 a warm bath for climate-wrecking businesses
⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-due...
#NoToOmnibus
They delivered...
😬 an abysmal deal for the environment and human rights
🛁 a warm bath for climate-wrecking businesses
⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-due...
#NoToOmnibus
EU due diligence – EU legislators consume their union with the far-right, after it has been officiated by big business
Over night, EU legislators engaged in their final round of political negotiations on the EU’s corporate due diligence law. Delivering an abysmal deal for the environment and human rights and a warm ba...
www.linkedin.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Yesterday, EU decisionmakers started their final round of political negotiations on the EU’s corporate due diligence law #CSDDD
They delivered...
😬 an abysmal deal for the environment and human rights
🛁 a warm bath for climate-wrecking businesses
⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-due...
#NoToOmnibus
They delivered...
😬 an abysmal deal for the environment and human rights
🛁 a warm bath for climate-wrecking businesses
⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-due...
#NoToOmnibus
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🚨Omnibus I Political agreement
Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point:
👉 The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history
👉 The first major file pushed through via an EPP–far right alliance
www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point:
👉 The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history
👉 The first major file pushed through via an EPP–far right alliance
www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🚨Omnibus I Political agreement
Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point:
👉 The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history
👉 The first major file pushed through via an EPP–far right alliance
www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point:
👉 The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history
👉 The first major file pushed through via an EPP–far right alliance
www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
Shocking revelations here about the extensive corporate campaign to gut key EU protections for people and planet, push deregulation and undermine democracy. As Minister Peter Burke heads into a key meeting in Brussels, there's still time for IRL to make the right choice... #DefendCSDD
As Minister Peter Burke heads to the final #CSDDD trilogue negotiation, @irishtimes.com has published shocking revelations on the corporate campaign to lobby for EU deregulation, undermine democracy and weaken vital protections for people and the planet: www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
‘Catch remaining targets’: Leaked Teneo files pull back curtain on corporate lobbying
Internal Teneo documents reveal exactly how oil firms and other big multinationals pushed to dilute EU supply chain rules
www.irishtimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Shocking revelations here about the extensive corporate campaign to gut key EU protections for people and planet, push deregulation and undermine democracy. As Minister Peter Burke heads into a key meeting in Brussels, there's still time for IRL to make the right choice... #DefendCSDD
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Some of our Peruvian partners recently visited London to share information about the harmful effects of mining in their communities.
Read more about the work of these human rights defenders in @newint.bsky.social and the need for a due diligence law. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3MMCUxN
Read more about the work of these human rights defenders in @newint.bsky.social and the need for a due diligence law. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3MMCUxN
‘A monster that is swallowing us up’: Mining threatens Peruvian communities
Trade in copper and zinc is set to soar as countries electrify. But human rights defenders are raising the alarm and revealing a darker side of the story. Vanessa Baird reports.
newint.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some of our Peruvian partners recently visited London to share information about the harmful effects of mining in their communities.
Read more about the work of these human rights defenders in @newint.bsky.social and the need for a due diligence law. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3MMCUxN
Read more about the work of these human rights defenders in @newint.bsky.social and the need for a due diligence law. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3MMCUxN
I really enjoyed the experience of doing this interview with the amazing folks at Save Our Sperrins, covering #BusinessandHumanRights and much more besides. The podcast series features great conversations with better people, so do take time to listen.
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-r5...
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-r5...
The Sperrins Podcast | buttonsoptions4u
Welcome to the Save Our Sperrins Podcast, where we explore the beauty, significance, and urgent challenges facing the Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland . This podcast dives into the heart of the c...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I really enjoyed the experience of doing this interview with the amazing folks at Save Our Sperrins, covering #BusinessandHumanRights and much more besides. The podcast series features great conversations with better people, so do take time to listen.
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-r5...
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-r5...
Essential reading: What's happening to European democracy? Who's driving the agenda? Answers all here and they're not good... an unholy coalition of climate change drivers, genocide enablers and human rights abusers setting the rules that suit them. Very important work by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social
🚨Exposed: how a secretive alliance of US companies is working to tear down the CSDDD.
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Essential reading: What's happening to European democracy? Who's driving the agenda? Answers all here and they're not good... an unholy coalition of climate change drivers, genocide enablers and human rights abusers setting the rules that suit them. Very important work by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social
My short video explaining the importance of protecting #CSDDD from the #Omnibus attacks. Minister Peter Burke has a simple choice: defend people and the planet, or side with corporate polluters and human rights abusers. #NotoOmnibus
⚠️The CSDDD explained in 45 seconds⚠️
Minister Peter Burke, take a stand and defend human rights and the environment over corporate profits before it's too late!
@chris-oconnell.bsky.social
Minister Peter Burke, take a stand and defend human rights and the environment over corporate profits before it's too late!
@chris-oconnell.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My short video explaining the importance of protecting #CSDDD from the #Omnibus attacks. Minister Peter Burke has a simple choice: defend people and the planet, or side with corporate polluters and human rights abusers. #NotoOmnibus
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This statement by @social-democrats.bsky.social on the EU's drive to weaken protections for workers, consumers, affected communities and the planet - and Ireland's craven role in it - really hits the nail on the head. www.socialdemocrats.ie/ireland-must...
Ireland must fight EU attempts to erode environmental and human rights protections - Social Democrats
Ireland must fight EU attempts to erode environmental and human rights protections after the European Parliament voted to exempt more companies from green reporting rules, according to the Social Demo...
www.socialdemocrats.ie
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This statement by @social-democrats.bsky.social on the EU's drive to weaken protections for workers, consumers, affected communities and the planet - and Ireland's craven role in it - really hits the nail on the head. www.socialdemocrats.ie/ireland-must...
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Last week's vote on Omnibus I dismantled the CSDDD and took the side of rich multinational companies and the far right over at-risk communities, workers and human rights defenders.
The EU Ombudswoman has now found that the process was rushed, opaque and corporate-driven.
This is unacceptable!
The EU Ombudswoman has now found that the process was rushed, opaque and corporate-driven.
This is unacceptable!
🚨 The EU Ombudswoman confirms it: the Commission committed maladministration on #Omnibus I.
Rushed, opaque, corporate-driven lawmaking is not acceptable.
With more Omnibus packages coming, the message is clear: the EU cannot dismantle rights behind closed doors
corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...
Rushed, opaque, corporate-driven lawmaking is not acceptable.
With more Omnibus packages coming, the message is clear: the EU cannot dismantle rights behind closed doors
corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Last week's vote on Omnibus I dismantled the CSDDD and took the side of rich multinational companies and the far right over at-risk communities, workers and human rights defenders.
The EU Ombudswoman has now found that the process was rushed, opaque and corporate-driven.
This is unacceptable!
The EU Ombudswoman has now found that the process was rushed, opaque and corporate-driven.
This is unacceptable!
Deregulation is not the answer, despite what some billionaires (!!!) say. Not in planning, not for environmental protection, and not for human rights. But there is a concerted push to present this tried & failed approach as a new, high-tech innovation. It isn't.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
We have seen before how cutting ‘red tape’ leads to disaster, especially in planning and housing
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Deregulation is not the answer, despite what some billionaires (!!!) say. Not in planning, not for environmental protection, and not for human rights. But there is a concerted push to present this tried & failed approach as a new, high-tech innovation. It isn't.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Today’s vote in the @europarl.europa.eu drives a stake 🗡️ through the heart of the EU's #sustainability agenda.
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
European Parliament sides with far right and dilutes key…
(Thursday, 13th November) Today, the European Parliament voted for a watered-down version of the Omnibus I proposal backed by the European People’s Party…
shareaction.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Today’s vote in the @europarl.europa.eu drives a stake 🗡️ through the heart of the EU's #sustainability agenda.
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
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Secondly, it was achieved by the EPP after breaking down the firewall with the far right to:
- shut down compromise with the centre left
- get their way
This alliance is putting the writing on the wall for other omnibuses ➡️ bulldozing protections for citizens & the environment
3/3
#Omnibus #CSDDD
- shut down compromise with the centre left
- get their way
This alliance is putting the writing on the wall for other omnibuses ➡️ bulldozing protections for citizens & the environment
3/3
#Omnibus #CSDDD
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The've officially done it – the centre-right EPP has voted with the far-right to cut protections for human rights & nature, all to boost corporate profits
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
The adopted omnibus is pure deregulation on the EU's human rights, environmental and climate law.
Brought to you by the center right EPP turning away from pro democratic parties and working with the far right.
Brought to you by the center right EPP turning away from pro democratic parties and working with the far right.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The've officially done it – the centre-right EPP has voted with the far-right to cut protections for human rights & nature, all to boost corporate profits
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
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🗞️on the #CSDDD
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
Editor’s note: MEPs vote to slash sustainability rules
The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter Dear reader,
www.sustainableviews.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🗞️on the #CSDDD
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
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🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE European Parliament’s far-right alliance adopts position on Omnibus I: Corporate capture on full display, written for the few not for people or planet - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
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The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
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🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...