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New E.U. Forced Labor Law and the Global Effort to Prevent Forced Labor in Corporate Supply Chains

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 6/26/2024

On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more

Downstream Due Diligence: Regulation through Litigation

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/5/2022

As the European Union (“EU”) continues to debate whether downstream responsibilities will fall within the contours of its hefty Corporate Sustainability Mandatory Due Diligence Directive (“CSMDD”), and the EU Council just...more

No Longer a ‘Nice to Have’: ESG and What it Means for Life Sciences Companies

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/11/2022

In April 2022, the U.K. Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced plans to prohibit the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (“NHS”) from buying goods and services connected with forced labour or human trafficking. This...more

Europe and Canada Seek to Mandate Human Rights Due Diligence and Transparency Obligations on Companies and Their Global Partners

Littler on 10/28/2021

This year has seen a number of international and regional legislative efforts imposing human rights due diligence and transparency obligations on multinational employers. ...more

A “smarter mix” to combat modern slavery and human rights risks - the UK Government’s recent measures signal the increasing...

BCLP on 3/1/2021

The UK Government’s recent announcement emphasises a more ambitious modern slavery agenda and, specifically, the use of a “smarter mix” of measures across policy, regulation, stakeholder expectations and corporate practice to...more

Business and Human Rights: Recent panel discussion on the international, European and French landscape

Hogan Lovells on 1/25/2021

On 21st January 2021, a roundtable was organised by the Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprises (AFJE), Doctrine and Le Grand Continent to discuss where Business and Human Rights issues stand. the following topic....more

Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - June 2017 #2

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 6/30/2017

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: a new report on human rights litigation in U.S. federal courts; new...more

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