Rubber Gloves Made With Forced Labor Sold to EU National Health Systems
Imagine a doctor saving lives while wearing gloves manufactured using forced labor. The contrast is so stark that it’s difficult to process. However, recent investigations into two major Malaysian...
View ArticleAsk the Experts: February 1 Edition
Our regulatory subject matter experts are always helping a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management. This insight is compiled to educate...
View ArticleModern Slavery Ranks as Top Priority for the UK Government
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights that can take various forms. After a year that saw trade compliance fluctuations and increasing country of origin requirements,...
View ArticleE.l.f Cosmetics First American Company Fined for Ties to North Korean Labor
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has claimed its first casualty — E.l.f Cosmetics has been been fined for violating the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) as it...
View ArticleThe Experts Respond: A CSR Q&A From the Supply Chain Summit Series
At the Supply Chain Summit Series event in San Diego in February, Michael Littenberg, Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, spoke about legal requirements around a range of corporate social responsibility...
View ArticleReport 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 violations in their supply chain face both...
View ArticleThe Netherlands Enacts Law to Combat Child Labor
In May 2019, the Dutch Senate adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Law, making the Netherlands the first country to enact legislation that holds businesses to a high standard with regard to child...
View ArticleBeyond Regulation: The Collective Effort to Stop Human Trafficking
The regulation of modern-day slavery has grown in recent years, but the issue persists in the form of workers rights’ violations such as excessive overtime, retention of identity documents and withheld...
View ArticleAssent Observes World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30
On July 30, Assent joins non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments and responsible consumers in turning our attention toward the global issue of human trafficking and slavery. While there are...
View ArticleCompanies Face Growing Pressure to Combat Forced Labor in Their Supply Chains
Companies have more than a moral imperative to remove forced labor from their supply chains — they face stiff financial penalties, risk to their reputations and, if importing goods into the U.S., the...
View ArticleNominations Now Open for CSR Top 100
The Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders List is back, and we want to hear who you think should make the cut. Every year, independent researcher Lucas Taylor (MBA, University of...
View ArticleU.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Joins Forces With NGO to Prosecute...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Global Trade Investigations Division is partnering with Hong Kong-based non-governmental organization Liberty Shared to gather information about...
View Article2019 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 compelling contributions to the corporate social...
View ArticleAsk the Experts: August 30 Edition
Our regulatory subject matter experts are always helping a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management. We compile these insights to help...
View ArticleDriving 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 on the bottom line. As consumers become more...
View ArticleModern 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, possibly for a long time, to identify human rights risks...
View ArticleCanadian & UK Federal Contractors to Manage Human Trafficking & Slavery Due...
The Canadian and UK governments have committed to combating human trafficking and slavery, and federal contractors in both regions will soon have new due diligence requirements to navigate. On...
View ArticleU.S. Customs & Border Protection Issues an Unprecedented Five Withhold...
On September 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against manufacturers and raw materials providers suspected of using forced labor. These WROs allow...
View ArticleAustralia Issues Guidance on Modern Slavery Act
The Australian Department of Home Affairs recently released a companion document to the Australian Modern Slavery Act of 2018 (MSA). The document, titled Guidance for Reporting Entities, provides...
View ArticleAmerican Company Named in Formal Notice Under French Duty of Vigilance Law
On October 1, 2019, XPO Logistics Europe, the European subsidiary of American transportation giant XPO Logistics Inc., received a formal notice to comply with the French Corporate Duty of Vigilance...
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