Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries are not only powering vehicles, but contributing to the feasibility of a major global push to take fossil fuels off ou...
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...
Tech Industry Leaders Sued Following Deaths in Cobalt Sources
A lawsuit was filed on December 15, 2019, alleging a number of leading technology firms knowingly benefited from cobalt mined using child labor in the...
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...
Beyond Tier One: Indirect Risk & Your Supply Chain
Your company faces a competitive marketplace, but the greatest threat to its continued success may be lurking in your supply chain. From fines to oper...
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...
Supplier Diversity: Driving Innovation & Opportunity
An increasing number of companies are realizing the value of highlighting their commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) by diversifying th...
Report Identifies Barriers and Enablers in Responsible Purchasing
Procurement professionals say conventional procurement practices may create environments that lead to human rights violations— and companies with such...
Conflict Minerals Reporting: Best Practices to Meet Your Deadline
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act obligates U.S. publicly-traded companies to demonstrate due diligence in...
Reputational Risk Throughout the Supply Chain
In 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 people who worked at the garment factories housed inside. Over 2,500...