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Supply Chains Reimagined: Recovery and Renewal in Asia Pacific and Beyond

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Check out Baker McKenzie’s latest report “Supply Chains Reimagined: Recovery and Renewal in Asia Pacific and Beyond” for fascinating and useful information about global supply chains in the pandemic and post-pandemic era.  The report features analysis of global export market share data from Silk Road Associates covering 350 product categories and 150 countries.  The report identifies takeaways for each industry sector and five key trends for global supply chains.  One of these trends is increasing…

In Employment

Employment Considerations in the Global Supply Chain: The Latest

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Employees – including supplier workers – are the backbone of any business. Protecting worker safety in the supply chain is a complex undertaking, and COVID-19 has introduced additional complexities regarding employee safety and remote work. While this blog has touched on modern slavery and trafficking in prior posts, the following are a few of the most recent developments in other areas of worker safety and related considerations to help employers navigate the ever-evolving laws that…

In Sanctions

Recent OFAC Enforcement Cases Underscore Importance of Sanctions Compliance in Supply Chain Risk Management

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Historically, corporate sanctions compliance programs have tended to focus primarily on ensuring that products and services are not sold or diverted to prohibited customers or sanctioned territories. There has often been less focus on the entirety of the supply chain, particularly the significant sanctions compliance risks that can arise upstream in the context of suppliers and vendors. Over the past few years, there has been a shift, with many companies now paying closer attention to…