Baker McKenzie Partner Reagan Demas will speak on global supply chain compliance risks and other legal hurdles luxury businesses could face in the year ahead during a complimentary webinar hosted by Positive Luxury on Thursday, January 13 at 10:00 AM EST. For additional details or to register, please click here.
Join us tomorrow at the Ethisphere Virtual ESG Forum as we discuss the latest on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) oversight, including managing ESG issues in the supply chain. The discussion will address who should have a seat at the table when managing corporate ESG matters, and the role of key corporate functions in identifying and mitigating ESG risks in supply chains and beyond.
On April 21, the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) published a request for comments on supply chains for the production of agricultural commodities and food products under the America’s Supply Chains Executive Order (the “Supply Chain EO”) that President Biden signed on February 24, 2021. (See our blog post on the Supply Chain EO for more background.) Agricultural commodities and food products is one of the six industrial sectors the supply chains of which are subject to review pursuant…
The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to have a substantial impact across the globe. As of the writing of this post, more than 87,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been identified in 60 countries and territories around the world, claiming the lives of 2,977 people. Travel restrictions are becoming increasingly tighter at airports, with countries either imposing mandatory health screenings on travellers arriving from certain countries, or denying entry to passengers who have recently…
Baker McKenzie partners Peter Tomczak and William “Widge” Devaney both have extensive experience in corporate anti-corruption matters, and often interface with boards on compliance related topics. As such, they’ve seen how ESG concerns have trickled up to the board, and how overlaps with anti-corruption mean ethics and compliance professionals in particular are well-suited to support new ESG requirements. They discussed these developments in an interview with Ethisphere editor Tyler Lawrence. As Peter Tomczak noted, the clear…