Introduction One of the most talked about topics currently in legal, financial services and cyber security circles is on the implementation of DORA, or to give it its formal name the Digital Operational Resilience Act Amending Certain Directives as Regards Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector (the Amending Directive). DORA entered into force on Read more »
Supply-Chain Due Diligence Update: EU Parliament Adopts its Position concerning the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Legislative Proposal
Introduction The European Parliament has now adopted its position for negotiations with EU countries with regard to the EU’s very significant and wide-ranging draft legislation about human rights and environmental adverse impacts and supply-chain due diligence. This article takes a brief look at this development. Background With regard to modern slavery and forced labour the Read more »
Client Alert: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, 22nd Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute – 02 – 05 October 2023
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will speak on two panels at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) – 22nd Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute in Chicago in October 2023. In the first panel (Panel 601) on 04 October 2023 at 10:00, Jonathan will speak with Kris Robidoux KC and Mary Shirley, on the latest international Read more »
UK Modern Slavery and Supply Chains Procurement Guidance
Introduction Earlier in the year the UK Government published guidance entitled “Tackling modern slavery in government supply chains – A Guide for Commercial and Procurement Professionals” (“the Guidance”). This article looks at this important material. Background Under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), compliance disclosure and transparency requirements mean that an organization 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 »
Modern Slavery/Forced Labour/ESG/Supply Chain Due Diligence and Compliance Legislative News Roundup
Introduction This article is a snapshot of where things currently stand with UK and EU legislative developments concerning modern slavery/forced labour/ESG/supply chain due diligence. UK developments The following is where things currently stand in the UK: Modern Slavery Act 2015 & Modern Slavery Bill – under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) 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 »
Everything Compliance – Episode 109 – The New Year’s Edition
In the latest edition of Everything Compliance Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong joins Jay Rosen, Tom Fox, Jonathan Marks and Matt Kelly. Jonathan Armstrong reviews five key issues he is following in 2023. He talks about: ESG, false claims & greenwashing GDPR enforcement with GDPR fines to date passing €2.5bn The changing nature of ransomware The importance Read more »
GHBER Event in Houston, Texas
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will speak at the Greater Houston Business and Ethics (GHBER) roundtable meeting in Houston on 20 October 2022. He’ll give a round-up of the major compliance events in Europe in the last year including a look at ransomware and the challenges of cybersecurity and GDPR. You can find out more details about Read more »
EU Proposed Forced Labour Products Ban
Introduction Rules about ESG/supply-chain due diligence, modern slavery, and forced labour are ever-increasing and consequently introducing more compliance requirements for organisations. The EU recently issued draft legislation entitled “Proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market” (the EU proposal). This article looks at the highlights of this. Why Read more »
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