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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 +
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 of the great human rights causes of our time..." less -
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Supply-Chain Risk Is Eating the World

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Ethics and compliance officers have long had an uneasy relationship with corporate sustainability efforts, mostly because most compliance officers aren’t quite sure they want – or know how to handle – responsibility for it. ...more

Paul Hastings LLP

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

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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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Human Trafficking Corporate Liability Under the New U.S. Development Finance Agency

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Companies receiving agency-supported financing should implement anti-human trafficking compliance to avoid potential liability. U.S. law creates corporate liability for foreign and domestic entities operating in the United...more

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The Global Spotlight on Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains -- Know Your Obligations

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Human trafficking is a global problem that is receiving the attention of legislators and law enforcement. Legislative efforts are focused largely on increasing corporate responsibility in the eradication of human trafficking....more

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Update on the responsibility to respect human rights and parent company liability: what the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Okpabi...

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In the last four months, the Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in two important cases relating to parent company liability and jurisdiction over extra-territorial human rights impacts. ...more

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