We first posted this alert on 17 March 2023 and have updated this to reflect recent developments. Introduction In September 2022 the UK government introduced the “Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill” (“the Bill”) which aims at amending, repealing or replacing retained EU law that, in the government’s view, “is no longer fit for Read more »
Client Alert: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, ESG and Compliance Conference – 28 June 2023
Introduction Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will be speaking at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) ESG and Compliance Conference on 28 June 2023. Jonathan will present with Mary Shirley on ESG, Greenwashing and Supply Chain Risk: When “good” goes “bad.” Jonathan will discuss: How should compliance professionals look at ESG, green energy & carbon Read more »
Client Alert: Litigation to Impose UK Ban on Xinjiang Products Fails
Introduction We have talked before in our alerts about the rising concern over goods manufactured in the Xinjiang region of China and the concerns about Uyghur labour. We have looked extensively at the issues highlighted by the UK Parliamentary enquiry into forced labour in Xinjiang (for example here https://www.corderycompliance.com/xinjiang-supply-chains-alert/) and we have also looked at Read more »
SCCE Compliance Perspectives Podcast – Jonathan Armstrong on Compliance in a Crisis
When a crisis hits, what do leaders and the crisis team want from the compliance team? It’s a question that Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery, addresses in this podcast and will be speaking to at the 2022 SCCE European Compliance & Ethics Institute in Amsterdam. You can listen to this podcast here https://complianceandethics.org/jonathan-armstrong-on-compliance-in-a-crisis-podcast/ For starters he points out Read more »
Client Alert: Greenwashing, Power, Modern Slavery & ESG
Introduction It is common these days for organisations to make claims about their ESG credentials including claims that they are “kind to the environment,” “doing their best for the planet,” or “carbon-neutral.” However, in this complex and changing world, how can they justify those claims? Many jurisdictions around the world have fair trading laws in Read more »
EU Plans To Ban Imports of Forced Labour Products
What’s this all about? Forced labour/modern slavery/ESG/supply chain due diligence continues to be as topical a compliance issue as ever. A number of countries around the world now have some form of compliance requirements in this sphere, including the UK with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (see our update article here https://www.corderycompliance.com/uk-modern-slavery-compliance-rules-draft-amends/). The UK Parliament Read more »
EU Issues Modern Slavery Due Diligence Guidance
What’s this all about? As of yet the EU does not have equivalent legislation to the UK’s Modern Slavery Act or similar national legislation that exists in some EU countries. But, moves are being made in the EU to adopt Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)/supply chain legislative due diligence requirements on businesses (which we’ve Read more »
New UK Draft Legislation To Amend UK Modern Slavery Compliance Rules
What’s this all about? Under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), compliance disclosure & transparency requirements mean that an organization with an annual turnover of £36 million (approximately $50 million at today’s rate) or more that sells goods or services in the UK is required to annually publish a slavery statement demonstrating Read more »
Client Alert: Government response to UK Parliamentary Enquiry relating to Xinjiang Supply Chains
Introduction The UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, recently published the Government’s response to the BEIS Committee’s report on allegations relating to Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang, China and supply chain accountability more generally. We looked at the background to this Parliamentary Enquiry here in our alert here https://bit.ly/parlchina. What did the Read more »
ESG/Supply Chain Due Diligence Legal Trends Update
What’s this all about? Moves to increase Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)/supply chain due diligence requirements on businesses have been increasing in the past few years and in particular recently, including with modern slavery compliance. The pace of change has increased across Europe in recent months with proposed new legislation in the EU and Read more »
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