The media, the public, regulators and investors are demanding better data and more effective action on human rights due diligence (HRDD) in company supply chains. However, it has been notoriously difficult for companies to obtain primary source data about these human...
Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) is a landmark piece of Human Rights due Diligence (HRDD) legislation that already affects German companies with more than 3,000 employees. Soon, the scope of the law will become much wider; as of January 2024, German...
With the S-211 forced labor regulation, Canada is taking steps to ensure companies are ready to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains. Similar regulations are forthcoming in jurisdictions all over the world and some, like the EU’s HRDD laws, are more...
As new regulations are making human rights due diligence (HRDD) mandatory across the globe, companies need to get closer to their supply chains than ever before. This means adopting a proactive approach to identifying child labor, modern slavery, forced marriage and...
The updated drafts of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG) European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are in. The new standards will instruct companies how to fulfill the reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
Since January 1st 2023, German companies with over 3,000 employees are expected to implement the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA). For companies with over 1,000 employees, the deadline is 1st January, 2024. The law aims to prevent social and environmental...
