Over the next few years, lawmakers and regulators in many jurisdictions will deepen their implementation of new human rights laws that impose significantly higher compliance burdens on companies. Concerns over whether...more
8/12/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Human Rights ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trafficking ,
UN Guiding Principles ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
6/26/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
A few days before Christmas, the Senate followed the House in bringing its legislative year to a swift but unsatisfying end. Although enough bipartisan goodwill was mustered to pass a massive National Defense Authorization...more
On February 3, Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2022. The legislation aims to provide U.S. policymakers with greater assurances that companies...more
3/11/2022
/ Audits ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Slavery ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On January 7, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D) and Assemblywoman Anna R. Kelles (D) introduced the Fashion Sustainability Act into the New York State Legislature. If passed and signed into law, the Act would...more
2/1/2022
/ Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fashion Industry ,
Human Rights ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
The U.S. Congress has passed a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits the importation of goods from an entire region due to the high risk of severe forced labor abuses there. The legislation – the Uyghur Forced Labor...more
12/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 10, 2021, the European Parliament approved a legislative measure by an overwhelming 504-79 majority that paves the way for a landmark set of regulations setting a corporate duty of care regarding environmental...more
3/26/2021
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Due Diligence ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Human Rights ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
United States
In a landmark development, the European Union’s Foreign Ministers on December 8 approved an “Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy” that establishes a new mechanism for targeting systematic violators of human rights from...more
12/9/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Biden Administration ,
Canada ,
China ,
Estonia ,
EU ,
EU Action Plans ,
Gibraltar ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Latvia ,
Lithuania ,
Obama Administration ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
UK