http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ea7ea9e9a75c5009 https://verfassungsblog.de/duty-of-vigilance-climate-totalenergies-judgment-of-25-june-2026/ Corporate Duty of Vigilance in Climate Litigation - The TotalEnergies Judgment of 25 June 2026 Torre-Schaub, Marta eng 2026-06-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Frankreich Total Energies climate change litigation devoir de vigilance Frankreich Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 25 June 2026, the Paris Judicial Court ruled on the adequacy of TotalEnergies’ vigilance plan. Among other things, the Court ruled that the company's Vigilance Plan must address the greenhouse gases generated through the downstream use of its products (Scope 3 emissions). The judgment simultaneously strengthens the normative content of the Duty of Vigilance while revealing the judiciary’s reluctance to fully articulate a unified framework of corporate climate responsibility.