Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. On the latest episode of Everything Compliance Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks about ESG and compliance. He looks in particular at the issues with renewable energy claims and whether they stand up to scrutiny. Can you do bad when intending to do good? Jonathan builds on the research Read more »
5 Quick Predictions for Compliance in 2022
In this short film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong gives 5 quick predictions for compliance in 2022. Jonathan’s 5 themes are: 1. GDPR & cookies – 2021 was the year when GDPR enforcement broke all records with more than €1bn in fines levied. 2022 has already seen activity too with France announcing cookies fines of €210m (see Read more »
Greenwashing, Renewable Energy, Modern Slavery and ESG
Jonathan Armstrong has written a guest article for the SCCE Compliance & Ethics blog on Greenwashing, Renewable Energy, Modern Slavery and ESG. Jonathan looks at some of the challenges involved in making claims about protecting the planet, particularly in light of compliance concerns with “Green” energy. You can read Jonathan’s 2-part blog here https://complianceandethics.org/greenwashing-power-modern-slavery-esg-part-2-practical-steps/ For 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 »
Client Alert: Amazon fined €746 million by Luxemburg Data Protection Regulator for GDPR infringements
We first published this alert on 03 August 2021 and have updated it now more information has come to light Introduction The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) has issued notice of its intention to fine tech and online retail giant Amazon €746 million relating to Amazon’s data processing practices, the highest fine to 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 »
Client Alert: Italian DPA fines Deliveroo & food delivery start-up over AI algorithm use
Introduction On Monday the Italian data protection regulator (Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali or Garante) fined online food delivery company Deliveroo €2,500,000 for GDPR violations. The case follows another case involving food delivery when Garante fined the operator of an online food delivery platform, Foodinho, €2,600,000 in relation to its use of discriminatory 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 »
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