#Opinion 💡 New Op-Ed | “Why Asia Must Step Up to Rein in Corporate Accountability—Before It’s Too Late”

#Opinion 💡 New Op-Ed | “Why Asia Must Step Up to Rein in Corporate Accountability—Before It’s Too Late” – By Debbie Stothard, Emilie Palamy Pradichit, and Shohel Chandra Hajong.

In this critical moment for international governance, we, as part of ESCR-Net, argue that Asian states have both the opportunity and responsibility to lead the push for a UN treaty that holds corporations accountable for human rights and environmental violations and abuses.

“This is, at its core, a decolonial struggle. The Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) is not just about accountability – it’s about ending a system where Global North corporations continue to extract our resources, exploit our people, and shape our laws, just as colonial powers once did. The treaty offers Asian states a rare opportunity to dismantle this corporate colonialism and champion a new global order – one led by the global majority and rooted in justice, where people and the planet come before profit.”

🔗 Read the full piece: https://thediplomat.com/2025/06/why-asia-must-step-up-to-rein-in-corporate-accountability-before-its-too-late/

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