On Monday, June 4, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion, Hodson v. Mars, Inc., holding that food manufacturers do not have any independent obligation under California consumer protection laws...more
[Warning: The juxtaposition of the jolly old man and forced labor is not to make light of human rights violations but to highlight the hidden evils in supply chains and the potential reputational damage to wholesome...more
12/21/2017
/ Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Pending Legislation ,
Retailers ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act ,
UK
Amnesty International recently released a report alleging that supply chains for production of palm oil—a common ingredient in many consumer products—are tainted by forced and child labor. In the nearly 150-page report titled...more
12/2/2016
/ Amnesty International ,
Child Labor ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Internal Controls ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act
The holiday retail season is an ideal time to check that forced labor and bribery—two top and interconnected supply-chain threats—do not undermine the success of your critical sales period.
Not long ago, many in the...more
11/28/2016
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corruption ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Holidays ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act ,
UK
Companies doing business in the United Kingdom take note: the U.K. government just made the not-so-long-awaited announcement that businesses with an annual turnover of 36 million British pounds (£36M) will be subject to the...more
8/10/2015
/ Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Posting Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retail Market ,
Revenue ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act ,
UK ,
Websites
As 2013 wraps up, it is that time of year again when we dust off the compliance crystal ball and take a look at what might be in store for 2014:
1. Executive Order 13627 on Trafficking in Government Contracts —...more
1/3/2014
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act ,
Whistleblowers