The year 2020 has been a roller coaster, delivering a proverbial new “story of the year” seemingly every month. Even focusing exclusively on the regul...
Human Rights Due Diligence Requirements for Companies
Unpacking the Results of the Swiss Vote on Human Rights Due Diligence On November 29, 2020, the people of Switzerland participated in a referendum to ...
U.S. Government Moves Closer to Blocking All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Province
The U.S. government continues to increase its efforts to combat forced labor in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang). The U.S. House of...
New Measures Strengthening UK Modern Slavery Act Announced
At the end of September, 2020, the UK government announced it will introduce new measures to strengthen the UK Modern Slavery Act (MSA) with the inten...
Understanding Enhanced Due Diligence & When to Use It
The vast majority of the relationships necessary to do business in the modern landscape are mutually beneficial to customers and suppliers, however, e...
Meet the 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders
The 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list was released on August 25. The list recognizes individuals who, through their ...
Celebrating 10 Years of Assent: Evolving to Meet the Changing Regulatory Landscape
A little over ten years ago, Assent’s founders sought to revolutionize how companies across industries and the world handle regulatory compliance. A l...
What Are Conflict Minerals & How Can You Tell When They Are in Your Supply Chain?
The term “conflict minerals” refers to minerals extracted from conflict regions, or areas of the world experiencing systemic violence and unrest. Due ...
USMCA and Forced Labor: Requirements for Companies
After nearly two years of negotiation between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade deal came...
Ask the Experts: Are In-Process Substances in Scope of Regulations?
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management...