In a blog article before the November 2024 election, our GBHR Practice discussed how the pushback on ESG will not stop the tide towards higher human rights standards for companies. Notwithstanding an accelerated effort this...more
Over the next few years, lawmakers and regulators in many jurisdictions will deepen their implementation of new human rights laws that impose significantly higher compliance burdens on companies. Concerns over whether...more
8/12/2024
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Human Rights ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trafficking ,
UN Guiding Principles ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
6/26/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published guidance for importers regarding compliance requirements under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”),...more
6/20/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Due Diligence ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
New Guidance ,
Required Documentation ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The U.S. Congress has passed a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits the importation of goods from an entire region due to the high risk of severe forced labor abuses there. The legislation – the Uyghur Forced Labor...more
12/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose new ESG due diligence and disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies. H.R. 1187 – the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of...more
6/28/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose new ESG due diligence and disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies. H.R. 1187, the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of...more
6/24/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
New Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
On March 10, 2021, the European Parliament approved a legislative measure by an overwhelming 504-79 majority that paves the way for a landmark set of regulations setting a corporate duty of care regarding environmental...more
3/26/2021
/ Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Human Rights ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
United States
The Australian Government has launched an online register that publishes companies’ statements on their compliance with the country’s Federal Modern Slavery Act of 2018. The website, which is searchable and available to the...more
9/1/2020
/ Australia ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Human Rights ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Websites
As the United States seeks to take more forceful action punishing China for its escalating human rights abuses against Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang autonomous region and the citizens of Hong Kong, international...more
7/22/2020
/ China ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Muslims ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ,
Trump Administration
The Dutch Senate recently adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Act, a new measure with far reaching implications for the sourcing, manufacturing, and consumption of products that contain inputs from the bodies of child...more
6/10/2019
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Global Market ,
Human Rights ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Netherlands ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
On September 26, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 2200). The bill would reauthorize the Trafficking...more
10/1/2018
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Relations ,
Goods or Services ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000