On February 10, a new Bill proposing a Modern Slavery Act was introduced in New Zealand's Parliament. Bill 242-1, jointly sponsored by National Party MP Greg Fleming and Labour Party MP Camilla Belich, represents a bipartisan...more
2/17/2026
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
International Labor Laws ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
New Legislation ,
New Zealand ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act
In the wee hours of this morning in Europe, the Legal Affairs Committee Members of the European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional political agreement on the Omnibus I package amending the EU’s...more
12/9/2025
/ Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
New Legislation ,
Omnibus Guidance ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
On October 8, the European Parliament reached political agreement on its negotiating position concerning the Omnibus simplification of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due...more
10/10/2025
/ Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
New Legislation ,
Paris Agreement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
Over the last few months, two modern slavery reporting bills have been introduced in New Zealand. In this post, we discuss those bills, as well as the possible path forward for corporate modern slavery reporting legislation...more
9/10/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Human Trafficking ,
International Labor Laws ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
New Legislation ,
New Zealand ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency