On September 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against manufacturers and raw materials providers...
LSAS Updates & UK Modern Slavery Act Effects on NHS Supply Chain
A recent assessment of labor standards by the Supply Chain group at National Health Service (NHS) UK found that labor exploitation continues to be a m...
Aerospace & Electronics Industry Representatives Express Concerns About TSCA Substances
In March 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected 40 substances to be evaluated and prioritized in accordance with the process ou...
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...
Why Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Data is Invaluable to Responsible Minerals Programs
One of the primary purposes of any responsible minerals program is to account for the origin of minerals of concern — including tantalum, tin, tungste...
The ECHA Proposes Four New Substances for SVHC Candidate List
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed the addition of four new substances to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction o...
Driving Profits With Corporate Social Responsibility
Businesses are beginning to recognize the increasing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the current market, and the effect it has ...
2019 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders List Released
The 2019 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list was released on August 20. The list recognizes global professionals who made c...
European Commission Makes New Entry to REACH Restriction List
The European Commission has restricted another substance under Annex XVII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ...
European Commission Tightens Control of POPs
The European Commission has approved tighter controls surrounding the use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), referring to the list of substances...