In this article written for Global Trade Law Journal, Patrick Späth, Jakob Tybus, and Tim Bartels explain that the European Union is intensifying pressure on companies to ensure that their supply chains are free of human rights violations and are aligned with certain environmental standards.
As discussed in the article: “There recently have been some historic events when it comes to supply chain due diligence obligations for EU and non-EU companies that operate in the European Union.”
“Going forward, companies will not only be required to identify and address adverse human rights and certain adverse environmental impacts in their supply chain, but they will also be prohibited from dealing with products on the EU market that are made with forced labor. The path for these new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements was paved when the European Parliament voted to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labor on the Union market (Forced Labor Regulation).”
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