Doing Business the Canadian Way: Canada’s Struggle with Modern Slavery Legislation Countries in the OECD and beyond have taken up the cause of creating a rigorous mandate for addressing modern slavery. With S-211, Canada and its business community have an opportunity...
It will be years before we’re able to zoom out and fully account for the war in Ukraine’s lasting global implications. From tectonic geopolitical shifts, all too-familiar energy crises and assorted shortages, there’s been a lot of talk about the economic and political...
Draft legislation is out in the EU and more regulation is on the way that will redefine and mandate what is meant by effective Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) implementation. The scope of HRDD is ballooning to over 13,000 companies that’ll need to update their...
In response to burgeoning public interest about supply chain human rights issues, the EU’s mandatory due diligence law, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD), requires EU companies to demonstrate they can identify, prevent, remedy and report on human rights...
This article was originally published in Supply Chain Canada’s magazine, June 2021. As global trade becomes ever more complex and tiered, and the demand for fast and cheap goods puts substantial pressure on suppliers, Canadian companies have become increasingly...
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a wave of development reversals, particularly affecting marginalized communities. It is expected to push 150 million people globally into extreme poverty and increase child labor to 169 million – reversing nearly two decades of...
