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Transparency in Supply Chains Act

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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

Private Attorneys General: Enforcing Human Rights Through Corporate Supply Chain and Risk Management (Part I of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 6/21/2022

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and heightened the need for supply chain due diligence to ensure business continuity and sustainability. Coupled with these events are...more

Where No Misrepresentation, Ninth Circuit Does Not Require Labels Disclosing Slave Labor

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints on 6/8/2018

As this space has addressed before, the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act (Civ. Code section 1714.43), enacted in 2010, requires large retailers and manufacturers (those with worldwide sales in excess of $100...more

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act: What Manufacturers Need To Know

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 5/7/2018

In 2010, California enacted the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”). The goal of the Act is to curtail human trafficking and slavery by requiring certain manufacturers and retailers doing business in...more

We Trust Santa’s Factory Is Free of Forced Labor and Corruption—Your Supply Chains Should Be Too.

Perkins Coie on 12/21/2017

[Warning: The juxtaposition of the jolly old man and forced labor is not to make light of human rights violations but to highlight the hidden evils in supply chains and the potential reputational damage to wholesome brands.] ...more

Don’t Let Forced Labor and Bribery in Your Supply Chain Spoil the Holidays

Perkins Coie on 11/28/2016

The holiday retail season is an ideal time to check that forced labor and bribery—two top and interconnected supply-chain threats—do not undermine the success of your critical sales period. Not long ago, many in the...more

Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely: October 2015

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 10/16/2015

It’s Friday and time for our latest overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes notice of several new lawsuits regarding human rights concerns...more

California Laws Are Being Used to Advance Human Rights Claims Based on Global Supply Chain Activities

Littler on 10/15/2015

Recent class actions have claimed that companies have violated California consumer fraud and unfair competition laws resulting from alleged forced labor in their global supply chains. These state law claims argue that...more

U.K. Modern Slavery Act: New Disclosure Requirements for Companies Operating in the United Kingdom

Foley Hoag LLP on 8/25/2015

Companies that do business in the United Kingdom should assess their exposure to the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, which goes into effect this October. The transparency provisions of the Act are applicable to companies that do any...more

H.R. 3226: New Bill Calls for Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery in Corporate Supply Chains

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 8/5/2015

In late July, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3226, the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015. The bill, if passed, would require companies to file annual reports with...more

Human Rights Due Diligence – An Emerging Requirement in State and Federal Legislation

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 10/22/2012

Two years ago, in October 2010, I published a post, Human Rights Due Diligence and the Corporate Lawyer, that addressed the need for corporate counsel to assess stakeholder expectations that companies should be accountable...more

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