Between labeling requirements and registration deadlines, 2018 saw an abundance of regulatory developments that directly impacted global supply chains...
Ethical Trading Initiative & Ergon Publish Good Practice Note on Combating Modern Slavery
Global companies have committed to combating human trafficking and slavery in their supply chains, but often lack the guidance to do so effectively. C...
Australia Makes Modern Slavery Legislation Official
After a November 29 vote, Australia has officially passed what is being heralded by many as the world’s strongest modern slavery transparency legislat...
Proposition 65: Small Labels Could Cause Big Problems
Amendments could be coming for California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (better known as Proposition 65) short-form labeling provision...
Assent Wins Two 2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards
Assent Compliance returned to the Ottawa Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) on Friday, November 16, winning two awards for the third consecutive year....
Nestlé & Cargill Embroiled in Forced Labor Case
A U.S. federal appeals court recently reinstated a lawsuit by a group of former child slaves alleging that Nestle USA, the world’s largest food maker,...
Assent Receives Over US$100 Million Series C Financing
Assent continues to pioneer the supply chain data management space with the addition of over US$100 million in growth equity from Warburg Pincus, a le...
GRC 20/20 Report Identifies Assent Compliance as a Leading Third-Party Data Management Solution
GRC 20/20 Research, LLC (GRC 20/20) has acknowledged Assent Compliance as a leading supply chain data management solution provider in their recent res...
Technology Is the Future of Supply Chain Sustainability, says UNGC Report
Companies are facing challenges in managing sustainability across the supply chain, according to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)’s Decent Wor...
New Exemption, Renewals Considered in EU RoHS Pack 16 Project
A consortium lead by the Oeko Institut has added a new “pack” of exemption requests to its current evaluation of exemptions for the European Union (EU...