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UK & Canada Latest Countries to Ban Xinjiang Labor

The UK and Canadian governments condemned Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang, …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Forced Labor Exploitation in Xinjiang: U.S. Issues Detention Order on Goods

Learn about the new regulations on forced labor compliance and their signif …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Tristan Worden
Tristan Worden
Human Rights Due Diligence Requirements for Companies

Learn about Human Rights Due Diligence and the Swiss referendum that sought …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
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Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Global Forced Labor: U.S. Government Continues Record-Setting Enforcement

Since the Tariff Act of 1930 came into force, the U.S. has prohibited the i …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter
U.S. Government Moves Closer to Blocking All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Province

Learn how the UFLPA aims to block goods from Xinjiang and increase sanction …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Jared Connors
Jared Connors
USMCA and Forced Labor: Requirements for Companies

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade deal came into …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Trade Compliance, USMCA
Textile production workers in a factory
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Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter
Coronavirus Impact on Business & Labor Rights

Explore how the coronavirus pandemic affects Labor Rights globally, highlig …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Jared Connors
Jared Connors
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption & the Coronavirus With Data Technology

The coronavirus pandemic has created significant challenges for the manufac …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
Industrial workers greeting corporate employees in a factory setting
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Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Responsible Business Under Duress: Managing the Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chains

Discover the role of Supply Chain Transparency in mitigating risks and prot …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
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Jared Connors
Jared Connors
COVID-19: Responding to the Impact on Supply Chains

Learn how COVID-19 is affecting supply chains and why corporate social resp …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
A female worker in a sustainable supply chain.
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Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Assent Solutions & Expertise Featured in RBA/GRI Human Trafficking & Slavery Toolkit

Uncover the role of Assent’s platform in mitigating human trafficking risk …

4 min read
Corporate, ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Ann Schober
Ann Schober
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in the EU: What It Could Mean for Business

Norway joins the EU movement for mandatory human rights due diligence. Disc …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
A judge's gavel, stressing the legal requirement for supply chain due diligence.
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Jeff Geipel
Jeff Geipel
A New Normal for Due Diligence in Global Supply Chains

Understand the importance of supply chain due diligence and its impact on h …

7 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
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Jared Connors
Jared Connors
Beyond Tier One: Indirect Risk & Your Supply Chain

Indirect supply chain risk can damage your business. Learn about its catego …

4 min read
Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, REACH, Supply Chain Sustainability
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Kate Dunbar
Kate Dunbar
Assent Observes World Day Against Human Trafficking

Learn about human trafficking and the global efforts to combat it. Understa …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
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Leila Nasr
Leila Nasr
Beyond Modern Slavery: The UK Criminal Finances Act

The United Kingdom (UK) Criminal Finances Act (CFA) will enter into force o …

4 min read
Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption, ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System

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UK & Canada Latest Countries to Ban Xinjiang Labor

The UK and Canadian governments condemned Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang, …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Forced Labor Exploitation in Xinjiang: U.S. Issues Detention Order on Goods

Learn about the new regulations on forced labor compliance and their signif …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Tristan Worden
Tristan Worden
Human Rights Due Diligence Requirements for Companies

Learn about Human Rights Due Diligence and the Swiss referendum that sought …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
Overhead view of a palm tree forest
Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Global Forced Labor: U.S. Government Continues Record-Setting Enforcement

Since the Tariff Act of 1930 came into force, the U.S. has prohibited the i …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter
U.S. Government Moves Closer to Blocking All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Province

Learn how the UFLPA aims to block goods from Xinjiang and increase sanction …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Jared Connors
Jared Connors
USMCA and Forced Labor: Requirements for Companies

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade deal came into …

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Trade Compliance, USMCA
Textile production workers in a factory
Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter
Coronavirus Impact on Business & Labor Rights

Explore how the coronavirus pandemic affects Labor Rights globally, highlig …

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Jared Connors
Jared Connors
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption & the Coronavirus With Data Technology

The coronavirus pandemic has created significant challenges for the manufac …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
Industrial workers greeting corporate employees in a factory setting
Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Responsible Business Under Duress: Managing the Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chains

Discover the role of Supply Chain Transparency in mitigating risks and prot …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
Jared Connors
Jared Connors
COVID-19: Responding to the Impact on Supply Chains

Learn how COVID-19 is affecting supply chains and why corporate social resp …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
A female worker in a sustainable supply chain.
Jamie Wallisch
Jamie Wallisch
Assent Solutions & Expertise Featured in RBA/GRI Human Trafficking & Slavery Toolkit

Uncover the role of Assent’s platform in mitigating human trafficking risk …

4 min read
Corporate, ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Ann Schober
Ann Schober
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in the EU: What It Could Mean for Business

Norway joins the EU movement for mandatory human rights due diligence. Disc …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
A judge's gavel, stressing the legal requirement for supply chain due diligence.
Jeff Geipel
Jeff Geipel
A New Normal for Due Diligence in Global Supply Chains

Understand the importance of supply chain due diligence and its impact on h …

7 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Jared Connors
Jared Connors
Beyond Tier One: Indirect Risk & Your Supply Chain

Indirect supply chain risk can damage your business. Learn about its catego …

4 min read
Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, REACH, Supply Chain Sustainability
Kate Dunbar
Kate Dunbar
Assent Observes World Day Against Human Trafficking

Learn about human trafficking and the global efforts to combat it. Understa …

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Supply Chain Sustainability
Leila Nasr
Leila Nasr
Beyond Modern Slavery: The UK Criminal Finances Act

The United Kingdom (UK) Criminal Finances Act (CFA) will enter into force o …

4 min read
Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption, ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System

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Jamie Wallisch
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Cally Edgren
Cally Edgren
Vice President, Regulatory & Sustainability
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Jared Connors
Director, Regulatory & Sustainability
Sue Fortunato-Esbach
Sue Fortunato-Esbach
Director, Regulatory & Sustainability

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