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Olaf Scholz: Need to improve private sector conditions to meet SDGs

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on governments to do more to "improve" financial conditions in the private sector if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met.

German opposition to CSDDD text threatens to torpedo legislation

Germany's finance and justice ministers have publicly opposed the text of the landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), raising the prospect that the EU's largest economy could sabotage adoption of the legislation.

German coalition praised for making climate top priority