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Taiwan's National Science And Technology Council Has Published The Draft Bill Of The Basic Act On Artificial Intelligence For...

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The rapid development and spread of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has led to legislative responses around the world to find suitable and adaptable governance measures. On 15 July 2024, the National Science and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - June 5th - 6th, Berlin, Germany

Hosted by the C5 Group Inc., the 2024 European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions will explore the evolution of the global economic sanctions landscape, analyzing everything from the shifting geopolitics around the globe, to...more

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French Court Reaches Precedent Decision on the Duty of Vigilance Law

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The Paris Judicial Court handed down the first ruling on the legal compliance of a vigilance plan. On 15 January 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal announced the creation of a chamber dedicated to emerging litigation, in...more

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What Every Multinational Company Needs to Know About…The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Part I)

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We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more

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What Businesses Need to Know About State Consumer Privacy Laws and Digital Accessibility

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In this latest installment of our ongoing consumer privacy series, we focus on potential digital and offline accessibility requirements in the context of the wave of new U.S. state consumer privacy laws. In the continued...more

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The Future of ESG Compliance: Understanding the EU CSDDD

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With the EU Parliament hurdle now behind us, the spotlight is on the passing of the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in early June 2023. This directive is a huge milestone in...more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - September 1st, São Paulo, Brazil

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education for practitioners across the globe, including updates on the latest...more

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Child Labor: 9 Key Strategies to Mitigate Risk of Child Labor in the Supply Chain

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Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase of children being employed illegally by companies. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”)...more

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[Event] 11th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 20th - 22nd, Amsterdam, Netherlands

In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more

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The Fashion Industry Meets Human Rights Due Diligence: New York’s Proposed “Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act”

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In January 2022, the New York State Senate introduced a bill that seeks to impose significant human rights and environmental due diligence and disclosure obligations on fashion retail sellers and manufacturers operating in...more

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[Virtual Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 22nd - 23rd, 11:00 am - 5:30 pm CET

Join SCCE virtually for the 10th Annual ECEI - Can't attend the conference in-person? The European Compliance & Ethics Institute, 22-23 March 2022, allows you to hear from today’s compliance and ethics leaders on the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 14th - 16th, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Join SCCE in Amsterdam for the 10th Annual ECEI - Want to learn more about the challenges facing the European and global compliance and ethics community? Join us for the 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] ESG Think Tank - November 30th, National Harbor, MD

Closed-Door, “Off the Record” Benchmarking on Critical ESG Issues! ACI’s inaugural ESG Think Tank is scheduled for November 30th in Washington, DC! This in-person “boardroom-style” forum will provide meaningful...more

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Is Your Fashion Brand "Sustainable"?

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Brands Must Ensure Forced Labor is Not Used and Environmental Claims are Accurate - In response to consumer demand, the fashion industry has embraced Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) sourcing, including...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Guest Column: For Alabama Companies Doing Business in Afghanistan, Some Legal Thoughts

The unprecedented speed of the collapse of the former Afghan central government is a humanitarian tragedy. The magnitude of which is rightfully distracting from the immediate near-term and long-term legal issues that those...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Collapse of Afghanistan - Operational and Compliance Considerations

Measures to mitigate current foreseeable impacts - The unprecedented speed of the collapse of the former Afghan central government is a humanitarian tragedy. The magnitude of which is rightfully distracting from the...more

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WorldSmart: How Businesses Can Mitigate Risk of Forced Labor in Their Supply Chains

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In the latest WorldSmart podcast, International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil sit down with Customs & Import Compliance Partner Angela Santos to discuss the global forced labor problem, how forced labor can...more

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G7 Leaders Sharpen Focus on Labor Issues in Xinjiang: What Does This Mean for Multinational Businesses with Supply Chains in the...

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June’s G7 summit showed that eradicating forced labor in Xinjiang remains a top priority for leaders of the world’s most advanced economies. But what does this mean for international businesses with supply chains extending to...more

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Key Business and Human Rights Issues for 2021

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Business and human rights will continue to receive significant attention and development in 2021. Take a look at what is on the horizon . . . COVID-19: Vaccines are being administered in some countries but COVID-19...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

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Supply Chains Under Scrutiny: Targeting Human Rights and Forced Labor Risks

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This summer, one of the UK’s best-known online brands found its supply chain at the center of a high-profile modern slavery investigation. Within hours of the story breaking the company’s share price plummeted, as...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Human Rights Due Diligence: Increasing Regulatory Pressure for Clean Supply Chains

- There is increasing regulatory, commercial and media attention in the U.K. and the EU regarding the role of human rights in company supply chains. - The U.K. and the EU are introducing specific measures around human...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Agencies Issue Business Advisory Warning of Xinjiang-Related Supply Chain Exposure and OFAC Imposes Blocking Sanctions on...

- On July 1, the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, State, and the Treasury issued a joint advisory on the “Risks and Considerations for Businesses with Supply Chain Exposure to Entities Engaged in Forced Labor and...more

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