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Transparency in Supply Chains Act

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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

Private Attorneys General: Enforcing Human Rights Through Corporate Supply Chain and Risk Management (Part I of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 6/21/2022

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and heightened the need for supply chain due diligence to ensure business continuity and sustainability. Coupled with these events are...more

Stopping Traffick: Developing Corporate Best Practices for Ethical Supply Chains

K&L Gates LLP on 9/14/2018

Matt Friedman is an expert on modern slavery in corporate supply chains and corporate best practices. He is the president and founder of the Mekong Club in Hong Kong which is a leader in uniting and mobilizing the private...more

Blog: Class Action Charges Misrepresentation In Policies And Disclosures Regarding Slave Labor In Supply Chain

Cooley LLP on 8/25/2015

As discussed in this Bloomberg article, Costco and some of its suppliers are facing class action litigation alleging that Costco misled consumers about the use of slave labor and human trafficking in its supply chain for the...more

Corporate Responsibility for Human Trafficking & Five Steps that Your Company Can Take Right Now

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 12/1/2012

In a landmark speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2012, President Barack Obama declared that the “fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time” and that “our global...more

Human Rights Due Diligence – An Emerging Requirement in State and Federal Legislation

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 10/22/2012

Two years ago, in October 2010, I published a post, Human Rights Due Diligence and the Corporate Lawyer, that addressed the need for corporate counsel to assess stakeholder expectations that companies should be accountable...more

New California Disclosure Requirements Regarding Slavery and Human Trafficking in Supply Chains to Take Effect on January 1, 2012

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/24/2011

The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (TSCA) will go into effect on January 1, 2012. The TSCA will require certain companies with more than $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts that do business...more

New California Law Requires Disclosures Regarding Human Trafficking and Slavery

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/22/2011

A new California law called “The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010” will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012. This law affects any retailers and manufacturers “doing business” in California with annual global gross...more

Human Trafficking Disclosure – What Do Smoot And Hawley Have To Do With It?

Allen Matkins on 8/23/2011

Last February, I wrote this post about SB 657, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010. This legislation will take effect on January 1, 2012 and will require retail sellers and manufacturers doing business...more

SB 657 - Steinberg. Human Trafficking

The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010

Adrian Lurssen - JD Supra on 9/30/2010

Copy of 'The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010' a bill that goes into effect in January, 2012, and addresses the issue of corporate accountability in human traffic and slavery. Corporations doing businesses...more

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