by Jasmin Hansohm | Aug 7, 2023 | ALERT, Homepage carousel
The United States Senate Committee on Finance has officially requested that the Lear Corporation, which manufactures car seats, investigates allegations that some of its suppliers are linked to deforestation and forced labour in Brazil. The Committee chair wrote to... 
by LIBBY ANNAT | Apr 27, 2023 | ALERT, Homepage carousel
Bangladeshi workers represented by the trade union, NGWF, filed the first complaint against Tom Tailor, Amazon, and IKEA under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act for not “adequately monitoring” the conditions in their factories and for “endangering the... 
by Emily Bucknell | Mar 1, 2023 | BRIEFS, RBC intelligence, Due diligence alignment, Homepage carousel
Norway’s Transparency Act came into force in July 2022. The Act requires in-scope companies to conduct due diligence on human rights and decent work risks in line with OECD due diligence guidance. Companies will be required to publish the results of their due... 
by LIBBY ANNAT | Feb 12, 2023 | BRIEFS, TRENDS, RBC intelligence, Homepage carousel
2025 will be a watershed moment for companies operating in the EU. New and strengthened EU due diligence legislation at cross-sector and sector level, forced labour bans and new product rules relating to sustainability will all likely be in force, or likely to come... 
by Jennifer Schappert | Feb 1, 2023 | BRIEFS, RBC intelligence, Due diligence alignment
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) will establish mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations (duty of care) for companies operating across the EU. The legislation is in the final negotiation process and key elements are...