On 15 March 2024, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or “Directive”). If approved by the European Parliament and entered into force, the CSDDD will require large EU and...more
4/9/2024
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Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Forced Labor ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Human Rights ,
Noncompliance ,
OECD ,
Penalties ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
Soon to be law, the bill will require many foreign companies doing business in Canada to report annually; first reports will be due May 31, 2024 -
On May 3, 2023, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill S-211, An Act to enact the...more
5/12/2023
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Child Labor ,
Fines ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Imports ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transparency ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On 31 August 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (the “High Commissioner” or “OHCHR”) published its long-awaited Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China....more
June’s G7 summit showed that eradicating forced labor in Xinjiang remains a top priority for leaders of the world’s most advanced economies. But what does this mean for international businesses with supply chains extending to...more
8/6/2021
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Forced Labor ,
G7 ,
Human Rights ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)