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
- 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 ,
UK
In today’s regulatory environment, companies face mounting pressure from law enforcement agencies to maintain robust compliance programs to deter and detect misconduct by employees, third-party vendors and business partners....more
3/22/2017
/ Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Remediation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK Bribery Act ,
Voluntary Disclosure