Since the US Presidential Election 2 weeks ago, some have been looking forward to a possible repeal of the US conflict minerals rule by a newly-elected Trump Administration. But, the completion of the negotiations on the new EU conflict minerals regulation makes it clear that companies should not slow their due diligence efforts on the … Continue Reading
On October 29, 2015, the UK Government issued Guidance on the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act. The UK Modern Slavery Act requires many commercial organizations doing business in the UK to post a slavery and human trafficking statement on their homepages. It is now clear that those businesses (especially those with year-ends on or after March 31, 2016) need to turn their … Continue Reading