The 2018 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list was released on August 2. The list recognizes global professionals who made co...
Investors Emphasize Importance of Dodd-Frank Act Compliance
Investors controlling $1.2 trillion in assets issued a statement last week warning companies that compliance under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform a...
RMI Releases New CMRT Version 5.11
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released the newest version of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, the CMRT 5.11. It includes seve...
Ethical Sourcing Goes Beyond Conflict Mineral Compliance, Fine Demonstrates
Conflict mineral compliance doesn’t guarantee a mineral has been ethically sourced. Evaluating the supply chain for conflict mineral risk is the backb...
Proliferation of Gold Produced by Drug Cartels Exposes Need for Complete CSR Due Diligence
What would you do if the headlines reported that your company has been indirectly sourcing gold from drug cartels? What if word got out that you were ...
Looking Ahead at 2018: Corporate Social Responsibility
Look at some of the top companies and most renowned brands in the world, and you’ll notice they tend to have something in common: terrific corporate s...
The Evolving Regulatory Landscape: A Look Back at 2017
Several key regulations changed in 2017, and companies have many new requirements to be aware of in the year ahead. Throughout the year, governing bod...
Getting Results: How Assent Leverages Supplier Data to Improve Response Rates
Data quality is an essential factor in every compliance program, yet it is one that is hard for companies to control. Your company may do everything p...
[Whitepaper] The Supply Chain Implications of the EU Conflict Minerals Landscape
Assent is proud to release a new whitepaper today, entitled ‘The Supply Chain Implications of the European Union Conflict Minerals Landscape.’ The whi...
[NEW Guest Chapter!] The Conflict Mineral Handbook: Your Guide to Compliance in 2017
A recent Harvard Business Review study revealed 80 percent of companies do not know whether their products contain conflict minerals. This lack of sup...