TotalEnergies to Appeal French Court Ruling Expanding Duty‑of‑Vigilance to Customer Emissions

TotalEnergies French court duty of vigilance emissions reporting appeal

On 25 June 2026 the Paris Judicial Court ruled that TotalEnergies must report the CO₂ emissions generated by its customers worldwide under France’s duty‑of‑vigilance law. The court gave the oil‑major six months to provide the data and ordered the decision to be provisionally enforceable, meaning the company must comply while an appeal is pending.

TotalEnergies announced on 27 July 2026 that it will appeal the judgment, arguing that climate change is a global phenomenon that falls outside the scope of the duty‑of‑vigilance law and that imposing reporting obligations on the energy, defence, aeronautics and automotive sectors would breach legal certainty and freedom of enterprise. The company said it will present its arguments before the Paris Court of Appeal.

The ruling could set a precedent for future EU legislation requiring similar emissions reporting from companies, with such rules expected to apply from 2028. The French duty‑of‑vigilance law, passed in 2017, was originally introduced after the 2013 Bangladesh garment‑factory collapse that killed more than 1,100 people.

Entities: European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive · European Union · French duty of vigilance law · French duty of vigilance law (2017) · French duty‑of‑vigilance law · French government · French public prosecutor's office · Paris Judicial Court · TotalEnergies · TotalEnergies SE · Tribunal judiciaire de Paris

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[● 8 SOURCES] The Paris Judicial Court issued a judgment on 25 June 2026 requiring TotalEnergies to report the CO₂ emissions of its customers. (source)
[● 3 SOURCES] The ruling could serve as a precedent for EU regulations that may require similar reporting from companies starting in 2028. (source)
[● 3 SOURCES] TotalEnergies argues that climate change, as a global phenomenon, falls outside the scope of the duty‑of‑vigilance law. (source)
[● 8 SOURCES] TotalEnergies was given six months to provide the required emissions data or face additional judicial control early next year. (source)
[● 8 SOURCES] The court's order is provisionally enforceable, meaning TotalEnergies must comply while the appeal proceeds. (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] The French duty‑of‑vigilance law was originally enacted after the 2013 Bangladesh garment‑factory collapse that killed over 1,100 people. (source)
[● 3 SOURCES] TotalEnergies announced it will appeal the court's decision. (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] The judgment expands the French duty‑of‑vigilance law to obligate reporting of customers' emissions worldwide. (source)