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Canada has taken a significant step in combatting forced and child labor within global supply chains with the passage of the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (formerly Bill S-211). This legislation, which received Royal Assent in May 2023 and… Read More »Canadian Law Targets Forced and Child Labor in Supply Chains

Global carmakers including GM, Tesla, BYD, Toyota and Volkswagen are failing to minimise the risk of Uyghur forced labour being used in aluminium sourcing. “China is a dominant player in the global car industry and governments need to ensure that companies building cars or sourcing… Read More »GM, Tesla, BYD, Toyota & VW at risk of forced labour in Chinese Aluminium supply chains

Introduction:- The EU is proposing to expand dismantling obligations under the proposed End-of-life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), and European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) provide recommendations on the proposed expansion, representing vehicle recyclers, manufacturers, and suppliers.… Read More »Vehicle recyclers and manufacturers raise concerns over dismantling rules for end-of-life vehicles

The largest corporate sustainability program in the world, UN Global Compact, has announced the release of its Transformational Governance Corporate Toolkit. The purpose of this new tool is to enable businesses to train their staff to promote transformative governance across the board. In order to… Read More »UN Global Compact Introduces Toolkit to Drive Transformational Corporate Governance

ESG Developments in 2024 In 2023, regulatory improvements in the fields of corporate sustainability and ESG have gained enormous momentum globally, albeit facing significant opposition in the United States. Following the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) at the beginning of the year,… Read More »3 ESG Developments to Look Out for in 2024

Introduction REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the… Read More »EU Amends Directive 2011/65/EU under REACH

Introduction A landmark rule aimed at reducing firms’ deceptive sustainability claims was recently approved by the European Parliament, marking a big step towards promoting openness and environmental accountability. The law tackles the issue of “greenwashing,” which is the practice of companies inflating or misrepresenting their… Read More »EU Adopts New law to Protect Consumers Against Misleading Green Claims

PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are a class of manufactured chemicals that have been widely used in many industrial and consumer products since the 1940s, and they are still being used today. PFAS have been or are currently being manufactured for a variety of… Read More »US EPA Proposal to list 9 PFAS as Hazardous Constituents under RCRA