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This week's post includes: new reports on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; a report on sustainability disclosures in corporate filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...

It's Friday iStock_000011057325XSmalland time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.

Earlier this week, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Canada imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in...

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) recently published its revised Universal Standards, which go into effect on January 1, 2023.

On Monday, July 12, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") added 43 new entities under 50 entries to its Entity List.

A comprehensive examination of coerced debt—a growing issue where survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking are manipulated into incurring debt without meaningful consent.

As some REGucation readers may recall, last summer we authored a two-part series on emerging federal policy regarding the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to the transgender community.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring

Earlier this week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision in In re: South African Apartheid Litigation dismissing claims brought pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute against Ford and IBM.

Over the last 20 years, many companies have invested considerable time and resources in developing comprehensive compliance standards and procedures.

On December 6, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU announced that a provisional deal has been reached on a proposal to "minimize the risk of deforestation and forest degradation...

The participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative recently held their Annual Plenary Meeting.

In a case closely watched by privacy advocates, on July 14, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Stored Communications Act ("SCA") does not authorize U.S. law enforcement authorities to order U.S.-based companies to turn over customer e-mail content that is stored exclusively outside the United States.

New legislative requirements and stakeholder concerns have driven many companies to implement systems to identify address the potential human rights impacts of their operations.

On March 21, the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark ("CHRB") released the methodology that it will use to rank 100 companies on their human rights performance as part of an initial pilot.

Human trafficking is a significant problem nationwide and in Massachusetts. Attorneys representing victims of human trafficking face considerable challenges navigating the multitude of legal issues faced by victims of this crime.