ESG – environmental, social and governance factors – has become a major focus for organisations which are under growing pressure to demonstrate they are doing the right thing and executing their commitments to sustainable...more
10/14/2022
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Investors ,
Nasdaq ,
Net Zero ,
Public Policy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
SFDR ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
There is an increasing legislative trend towards holding companies accountable for their own ESG practices as well as those of business partners within their supply chain.
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Key Takeaways: The Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals have recognized the doctrine of federal common law successor liability for claims brought under certain federal labor and employment statutes,...more
Key Takeaways
- Slave, forced, and child labor is a modern-day reality impacting some 40 million people throughout the world, by some estimates. Such practices are—and have always been—repugnant, and certainly have no place...more
8/14/2020
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Anti-Slavery Commissioner ,
Anti-Trafficking Statutes ,
Child Labor ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Code ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act ,
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