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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +
Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one of the great human rights causes of our time..." less -
Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning...more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Most Common Supply Chain Risk-Management Failures (Part I)

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Regulators around the world are sending a consistent message to companies that operate or source internationally, which is that they must take ownership of their supply chains. In addition, multinational companies face...more

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Supply-Chain Risk Is Eating the World

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Ethics and compliance officers have long had an uneasy relationship with corporate sustainability efforts, mostly because most compliance officers aren’t quite sure they want – or know how to handle – responsibility for it. ...more

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New E.U. Forced Labor Law and the Global Effort to Prevent Forced Labor in Corporate Supply Chains

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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

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Sanctions are the “New” FCPA – How this Era of Enforcement Shapes Third-Party Risk Management

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In the summer of 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – a veteran prosecutor and currently number two at the helm of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – began to describe the enforcement of sanctions regulations as...more

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New frontiers and evolving risks in U.S. and U.K. human rights litigation

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International corporates are coming under growing pressure from claimants seeking to hold them liable for acts committed overseas, often by subsidiaries or suppliers. Claimant firms in the U.S. and the UK are finding...more

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No Longer a ‘Nice to Have’: ESG and What it Means for Life Sciences Companies

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In April 2022, the U.K. Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced plans to prohibit the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (“NHS”) from buying goods and services connected with forced labour or human trafficking. This...more

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Private Attorneys General: Enforcing Human Rights Through Corporate Supply Chain and Risk Management (Part I of II)

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The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and heightened the need for supply chain due diligence to ensure business continuity and sustainability. Coupled with these events are...more

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The Fashion Industry Meets Human Rights Due Diligence: New York’s Proposed “Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act”

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In January 2022, the New York State Senate introduced a bill that seeks to impose significant human rights and environmental due diligence and disclosure obligations on fashion retail sellers and manufacturers operating in...more

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Is Your Fashion Brand "Sustainable"?

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Brands Must Ensure Forced Labor is Not Used and Environmental Claims are Accurate - In response to consumer demand, the fashion industry has embraced Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) sourcing, including...more

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What Companies Should Know About Modern Slavery

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Companies are increasingly focusing on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of their businesses. In 2019, 90% of the S&P 500 index companies published sustainability reports. In contrast, in 2011, only 20%...more

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Supply Chains Under Scrutiny: Targeting Human Rights and Forced Labor Risks

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This summer, one of the UK’s best-known online brands found its supply chain at the center of a high-profile modern slavery investigation. Within hours of the story breaking the company’s share price plummeted, as...more

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Assessing Slavery and Human Trafficking Risks

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The Modern Slavery Act (“MSA”) was introduced in the United Kingdom in October 2015 introducing criminal offences of slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking. However, its most profound impact has...more

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Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains—Where We Are Now

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Legislatures and courts, both in the United States and abroad, are working toward the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. In the United States, consumers have sued manufacturers for failing to...more

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