Print Share by Email Share Back to top The Trump Administration’s crackdown on cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) operating abroad and in the United States is a significant Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
Mexican cartels dominate large swaths of the Mexico-United States border and the Bajío region (an area encompassing relevant parts of Queretaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Michoacán), and they...more
3/7/2025
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Mexico is a key player in both the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Latin American regions. Nearshoring, the practice of relocating an operating business or supply chain closer to home markets, is a rapidly...more
12/5/2024
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CPTPP ,
Fair Trade Agreements (FTA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Imports ,
Inventory ,
Latin America ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mexico ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
We have received several requests for a list of the compliance policies that make sense for every multinational company. So, as a follow-up to our earlier two posts providing “twelve steps to international compliance” (see...more
1/4/2024
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Ethics ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
Litigation Hold ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Social Media ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademarks ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Both the United States and the European Union either have, or...more
6/8/2023
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Consumers ,
Country of Origin ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Human Rights ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Companies in the manufacturing industry must continue to keep a close eye on the “S” in ESG. One key aspect of the “social” component of ESG involves respecting human rights in supply chains. Indeed, manufacturers are facing...more
3/31/2023
/ Child Labor ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Manufacturers ,
Reputational Injury ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)