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
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
On August 21, the US and EU announced that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The Framework Agreement expands upon earlier official statements on the US-EU trade deal and...more
8/26/2025
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Forced Labor ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Trade ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Agreements ,
US Trade Policies
After much back and forth, the European Council has approved its negotiating position on proposed changes to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more