The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) has partnered with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to publish a human trafficking and slavery due dilige...
Top Regulatory Changes to Be Aware of in 2020
Regulatory pressure is increasing. Companies that fell short of expectations in the last few years have seen their brands take reputational hits, expe...
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in the EU: What It Could Mean for Business
A Norwegian government ethics committee has recommended the adoption of mandatory human rights due diligence and disclosure obligations for multinatio...
The Evolving Human Trafficking & Slavery Landscape: A Growing Threat to Production
Most companies enlist their compliance teams to manage their human trafficking and slavery due diligence requirements. However, they often don’t acqui...
Year in Review: Top 10 Regulatory Stories of 2019
Every December, we publish a blog post summarizing the year’s most important regulatory updates. And each year, the task of choosing the most importan...
American Company Named in Formal Notice Under French Duty of Vigilance Law
On October 1, 2019, XPO Logistics Europe, the European subsidiary of American transportation giant XPO Logistics Inc., received a formal notice to com...
Australia Issues Guidance on Modern Slavery Act
The Australian Department of Home Affairs recently released a companion document to the Australian Modern Slavery Act of 2018 (MSA). The document, tit...
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Issues an Unprecedented Five Withhold Release Orders
On September 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against manufacturers and raw materials providers...
Canadian & UK Federal Contractors to Manage Human Trafficking & Slavery Due Diligence Requirements
The Canadian and UK governments have committed to combating human trafficking and slavery, and federal contractors in both regions will soon have new ...
Modern Slavery: Raising International Standards
If you’re engaged, enlightened, motivated, driven, mandated and fully supported by your organization, you will already have been looking hard, possibl...