As a judicial tool available to individuals, affected communities, trade unions and civil society organisations to lead the fight against impunity, the Duty of Vigilance Law has demonstrated its ability to compel companies to make fundamental changes to their business models and practices.
We list below all the cases currently underway that rely on the Duty of Vigilance law, including formal notices that have not yet led to court action.
Ongoing cases
Total – Climate Change
Contribution to climate change and alignment with the Paris Agreement’s objectives

Total – Uganda
Oil mega-project in Uganda, land expropriations and biodiversity risks

Teleperfomance
Workers’ rights in the call centre leader’s subsidiaries

XPO Logistics
Workers’ rights in the road transport and logistics company’s value chain

EDF – Mexico
Windpark project in Mexico and indigenous peoples’ rights

Yves Rocher – Turkey
Freedom to join a union and discriminations against women

Suez – Chile
Right to water in Chile

La Poste
Subcontracting and workers’ rights

Casino – Deforestation
Deforestation, indigenous’ rights abuses and forced labour in the beef supply chain in Brazil and Colombia

IDEMIA – Kenya
Biometric data capture technology in Kenya

Total – Russia
War in Ukraine

Mc Donald’s
Workers’ rights in Brazil and France

Deplastify Now
Plastic pollution

BNP Paribas – Brazil
Financing deforestation in Brazil

BNP Paribas – Climate Change
Financing fossil fuels
