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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some... more +
Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some businesses approach the concept of corporate social responsibility more generally and define it as efforts to limit businesses' negative environmental and social impacts.  less -
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Omnibus - EU Council Signs Off On Its CSRD And CSDDD Negotiating Position

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After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about by the Omnibus....more

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South Korea Re-enters the Race for Asia’s First Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Law

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On June 13, Representative Jung Tae-ho re-introduced the “Legislative Bill for the Act on the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment for Sustainable Business Management,” also known as the Corporate Human Rights and...more

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A Look at a New Template for Collecting Forced Labor Due Diligence Information from Suppliers

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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

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Final Approval for Simplification – Council of the European Union Formally Approves to “Stop-the-Clock” on Sustainability...

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On 14 April 2025, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) has given the greenlight for the “Stop-the-clock” proposal, which will postpone the application of sustainability reporting and diligence requirements. This...more

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EU Adopts ESG Ratings Regulation: Strengthening Transparency and Reliability in Sustainable Finance

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On 19 November 2024, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the new ESG Ratings Regulation (the “Regulation”), following a proposal from the European Commission on 13 June 2023 and an agreement with the European...more

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Preparing for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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What is the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive? The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) is a pivotal European Union directive that mandates human rights and environmental due diligence...more

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Client Alert: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Five Key Questions Answered

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On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The directive, which must be formally endorsed by the Council of the European Union (EU) before officially...more

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Crosscurrents—European Union Fails to Pass Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & SEC Bails on Scope 3 Requirements

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Introduction - With the adoption by 196 parties of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding international climate change arrived. The Paris Agreement requires increasingly aggressive five-year cycles climate...more

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Directors' Liabilities in Europe: a multi-jurisdiction survey on current set of rules and best practices

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Directors’ duties and liabilities have always been at the forefront of corporate governance. It has become a hot topic in the wake of new regulations in the field of sustainability, which directly impact directors’...more

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ESG Reporting for Private Companies

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As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more

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International News: Spotlight on ESG, Impact & Sustainability

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ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more

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The Impact of ESG in Corporate Culture, Investment and Global Regulations

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ESG is the future. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are a pattern happening in all industries across the globe. In light of the increasing economic, social, political and climatic uncertainty the world...more

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EU Conflict Minerals Regulation: What You Need to Know

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On January 1, 2021, the Conflict Minerals Regulation (EU Regulation 2017/821) came into full force across the EU. This new law aims to ensure that importers of certain materials originating from conflict-affected and...more

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ESG And The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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As part of the EU’s strategy on climate change following the Paris Agreement of 2015, a number of EU regulations have been enacted in the past 12 months. From the fund management industry’s point of view, the two most...more

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Littler Global Guide - France - Q4 2019

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Reporting Harassment to Third Parties Constitutes Slander - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - When reporting facts that can form the basis for a complaint of harassment (moral or sexual), the...more

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Our 2020 Risk & Compliance Trends & Predictions

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Each year, as we prepare our annual Top 10 Risk & Compliance Trends report, discussion focuses on the social, political and business environments in which organizations operate. And every year, we acknowledge these...more

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