This year marks twenty years since the introduction of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct (NCPs) as...
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On 24 February 2016 President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The comprehensive,...
The UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) highlights the important role that the private sector can play in addressing modern...
The 2013 Supreme Court opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum radically altered the playing field for plaintiffs using the Alien Tort...
Human rights issues have featured prominently on the UK policy agenda, as detailed in previous blog posts. We present a round-up of...
On 18 March 2016 the UK Home Office issued new Guidance on the duty to notify the government of instances of modern slavery or human...
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (Supply Chains Act) requires any retailer or manufacturer “doing business” in...