Welcome to the first edition of Beyond Human Rights Compliance (BHRC)’s Legal and Policy Debrief As the new year begins, BHRC joins the business and human rights community in reflecting on the opportunities and challenges … Read more...
What is the law? The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect in the United States (US) after it was signed into law in December 2021. The legislation recognises the inherent challenges faced … Read more...
BHRC’s legal adviser Jowita Mieszkowska will be speaking at a workshop: “Shifting Boundaries of Public and Private Law” hosted by the Asser Institute in the Hague and Queen Mary University of London, on the 17 November.
31 October 2023 | 10:45am, Hotel Casa Amsterdam. Our Agriculture commodities sector lead will deep dive into EU’s new regulation on preventing deforestation.
5 October 2023 | Bayview Avenue, Toronto. Is your business ready? Discuss how you can prepare for the S-211 Bill in Canada.
This is the first of GRC’s briefs reporting on the legal proceedings taking place in the Stockholm District Court and their implications for corporate accountability. Whereas future briefs are likely to be more concise and … Read more...
Lara Strangways, Head of Business and Human Rights was invited by Thompson Reuters Foundation to their Responsible Business Exhibition in Bangkok. The Business Exhibition provided the Thai private sector with a space to explore services … Read more...
12 September 2023 | 2:00pm. The briefing will focus on the upcoming criminal trial in Sweden against two executives of oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin Energy (now Orrön Energy).
Increasingly human rights due diligence is being regulated, through the upcoming EU (European Union) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; and, on particular issues like Forced Labor, through existing frameworks such as the Tariff Act in the … Read more...