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Business & Human Rights: Navigating "Minimum Safeguards" under the EU Taxonomy Regulation

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The EU Taxonomy Regulation (the "Regulation") is a highly complex piece of legislation which sets out a classification framework in order to determine whether an economic activity carried out by an undertaking is...more

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Supply Chain Regulations and Exposure – How to Manage Third-Party Risk and Beyond

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If the term “nth supplier” joined your vocabulary recently, you’re not alone. If you haven’t heard the term until now, don’t worry – you’ll be hearing it frequently soon enough. The “nth” supplier is the mythical last...more

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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Final Sprint to the Finish Line

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The EU legislature has finally reached an agreement on the text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) (see here our previous client alert). The CS3D profoundly affects the ways companies active in...more

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Human Rights and the Environment: what to expect from the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

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Following weeks of uncertainty, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") was finally adopted by the Council of the European Union ("Council") on March 15, 2024. ...more

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EU Council Waters Down Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)

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On March 15, 2024, following weeks of political wrangling, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) was endorsed by the EU Council. The make-or-break vote was the last opportunity for the CS3D to be adopted...more

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EU takes important step on supply chain due diligence

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The European Commission and European Parliament recently reached agreement on the details of a new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The Directive will require large organisations to implement due diligence...more

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European Parliament Adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Amendments

On June 1, 2023, the European Parliament adopted amendments to the corporate sustainability due diligence regulation and amending directive. Under the amendments, large companies operating in the EU would be required to...more

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“The reputation of everyone involved is at stake.”

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Will unsustainable companies have difficulty accessing financing in the future? Banks and financial institutions are increasingly offering financing based on ESG criteria. Originally published in German ESG Magazine ( ESGz...more

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European Commission Proposes Legislation to Prohibit Products Made or Imported With Forced Labour

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The proposal highlights the growing global focus on companies’ human rights obligations not just towards employees but also towards workers in their supply chains. On 14 September 2022, the European Commission (the...more

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Navigating the Shifting ESG Landscape and Its Impacts on Value Chains

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Companies should be prepared for increasing demand to factor ESG into their value chains as well as new mandates from government authorities. Latham & Watkins is pleased to introduce a series of Clients Alerts on ESG and...more

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Proposed New EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

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The European Commission has published a proposed Directive on “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence” (the “Proposed Directive”). The Proposed Directive would impose extensive and legally enforceable duties on large...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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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

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Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Launches Human Rights Complaints Process

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On March 15, 2021, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) launched its complaints process, enabling the receipt of complaints respecting human rights abuses arising from the operations abroad of Canadian...more

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AI Update: EU High-Level Expert Group Publishes Requirements for Trustworthy AI and European Commission Unveils Plans for AI...

Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence - On July 17, 2020, the European High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI HLEG”) presented its final Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial...more

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New Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

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On 8 April 2019, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI (“HLEG AI“) published its ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence (the “Guidelines“). ...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - April 2016

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: the first reports published pursuant to the requirements of the...more

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Five on Monday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely

Time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This past week’s post includes: Apple’s refusal to comply with a federal court order; a new report...more

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