Supplier Due Diligence Archives

Supplier Due Diligence

Browsing

In Forced Labor

New European Due Diligence Guidance Published to Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains

July 28, 2021 by Sunny Mann, Graham J. Stuart, Adeel Haque and Rachel MacLeod 4 Mins Read

On 12 July the European Commission and the European External Actions Service (EEAS) published guidance on “due diligence for EU businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains”. The non-binding guidance seeks to provide European companies with practical advice on the implementation of effective human rights due diligence practices to address forced labour risks in their supply chains. It also provides an overview of international standards and principles on responsible business…

In Human Rights

EU Weighs Mandatory Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence

April 15, 2020 by Maria Piontkovska and Anahita Thoms LL.M. 6 Mins Read

Governments around the world continue to signal that companies should prepare for a future where responsible sourcing programs that include supply chain human rights due diligence become a legal obligation. On February 20, 2020, the European Commission published a report titled “Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain” (“the EC Study”) which examined the need for a EU-level regulation of corporate due diligence obligations aimed at identifying, preventing, mitigating and accounting for human…