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Norwegian Consumer Authority Publishes Five Tips for 2025 Transparency Act Reporting

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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

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New UN guidance on how businesses should ensure respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas

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The risk of businesses becoming involved with, and potentially complicit in, grave human rights abuses is naturally higher in the context of armed conflicts and other situations of widespread violence. The UN Development...more

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US, EU Issue Guidance on Expectations for Due Diligence to Address Forced Labor Risks

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On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more

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EU issues guidance for businesses on forced labour due diligence

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On 12 July 2021, the European Commission and European External Actions Service published Guidance on Due Diligence for EU Businesses to Address the Risk of Forced Labour in their Operations and Supply Chains, which provides...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - July 2017 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing a...more

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