Public Safety Canada is soliciting feedback on the second year of reporting under the Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act. The anonymous survey launched yesterday and is available...more
7/31/2025
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Compliance ,
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Due Diligence ,
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Supply Chain ,
Transparency
The Australian Attorney-General’s Department has commenced a consultation on potential amendments to the Modern Slavery Act. The Act requires entities based or operating in Australia with annual consolidated revenue of A$100...more
After much back and forth, the European Council has approved its negotiating position on proposed changes to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more
The Norwegian Transparency Act requires subject companies to publicly report on the human rights due diligence they must carry out under the Act. These reports must be published every year, by June 30. With the 2025 reporting...more
6/5/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Goods or Services ,
Government Agencies ,
Human Rights ,
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Norway ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) recently published Version 2.0 of its new Due Diligence Reporting Template (DDRT). The DDRT supports AIAG’s Forced Labor Due Diligence Program for the automotive industry. According...more
6/2/2025
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Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
Over the last several weeks, two bills targeting Chinese supply chains were reintroduced in Congress. Although different in their approach, the COBALT Supply Chain Act and TASK Act both seek to address goods from China...more
5/27/2025
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China ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)