Even for the unpredictable world of business and human rights, 2024 was particularly volatile, including for sustainability more generally. The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...more
12/10/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Corporate Governance ,
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Digital Services ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Human Rights ,
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The imminent decision by the European Union to postpone for a year its complex and multi‑faceted sustainability law, the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), is something of a surprise. The EUDR requires, among other things, due...more
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State anti-ESG lawmakers have enacted legislation aimed at restricting investors from considering ESG factors in their investment strategies and decisions by requiring state financial...more
4/3/2024
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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3/21/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
The explosion of global business and human rights continued to resonate across the globe in 2022. Some of the business and human rights trends have been evident and growing for several years; others are relatively new. Many...more
12/29/2022
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Anti-SLAPP ,
Biometric Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
DNA ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Forced Labor ,
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General Assembly ,
Greenwashing ,
Human Rights ,
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Sustainability ,
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UNESCO ,
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