Julia Otten

Senior Policy Officer

Julia joined the Brussels team of the Responsible Companies section in 2021 and leads the work on corporate due diligence and directors’ obligations. She coordinates the EU advocacy work on these issues and implements Frank Bold’s policy outreach.

Before joining Frank Bold, Julia worked on corporate accountability and supply chain due diligence for several years at non-profit organization in Berlin. She has gained experience in advocacy, campaigning, and research, but also in academia and theatre.

Julia holds an MA in International Law from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and has studied International Relations at the University of Dresden and the Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny in Poznań. She likes to spend her holidays high up in the mountains.

„What motivates me to work in the field of business and human rights at Frank Bold, is how we are being very straightforward about what we propose and try to live up to it internally.”

My articles

Frank Bold's response to the ISSB future agenda priorities consultation

Last Friday, we submitted our recommendations to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s agenda priorities.

Sustainable value chains: European Parliament adopts its negotiating position on the Corporate Sustainability due Diligence Directive

Today, the European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).  A majority of 366 Members of the Parliament voted in favour of almost all the amendments endorsed by the Committee on Legal Affairs in April, with 225 votes against and 38 abstentions.

Fostering sustainable value chains

The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament adopts improvements on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.