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Textile production workers in a factory
Blog
Dr. Abiola Okpechi
New Measures Strengthening UK Modern Slavery Act Announced

At the end of September, 2020, the UK government announced it will introduc ...

3 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Supply Chain Sustainability
Blog
Jared Connors
CMRT 6.0 & 6.01 Support New EU Conflict Minerals Requirements

Back in May, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released versions 6. ...

3 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals
Blog
Understanding Enhanced Due Diligence & When to Use It

The vast majority of the relationships necessary to do business in the mode ...

9 min read
ESG, Supply Chain Sustainability
Blog
Tristan Worden
Meet the 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders

The 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list was ...

3 min read
ESG, Supply Chain Sustainability
Blog
Jared Connors
Demand for Gold Is Raising Its Price & the Associated Risks

Nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the world still has more q ...

4 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals
Newsroom
James Calder
Celebrating 10 Years of Assent: Evolving to Meet the Changing Regulatory Landscape

A little over ten years ago, Assent’s founders sought to revolutionize ho ...

5 min read
Corporate, ESG, Supply Chain Sustainability
Blog
Jared Connors
Third-Party Due Diligence

Complex products are made from parts and materials taken from many sources, ...

3 min read
Corporate, ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery
Close-up shot of smelting metals
Blog
Jared Connors
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining: Insight From a Decade Abroad

As I stood in the upstairs office of a tin refinery, I could see the mine j ...

4 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals
Close-up shot of clothes hangers in a retail environment
Blog
Sarah Carpenter
Human Trafficking Found in Xinjiang Supply Chains

With the demand for supply chain transparency and ethical business practice ...

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Supply Chain Sustainability
Close-up shot of a chunk of mineral
Blog
Jared Connors
What Are Conflict Minerals & How Can You Tell When They Are in Your Supply Chain?

The term “conflict minerals” refers to minerals extracted from conflict ...

6 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals, Supply Chain Sustainability
Blog
Dr. Abiola Okpechi
USMCA and Forced Labor: Requirements for Companies

After nearly two years of negotiation between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, ...

5 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System, Trade Compliance, USMCA
Blog
Jared Connors
EU Conflict Minerals Regulation 2021: 3 Steps to a Responsible Minerals Program

The January 1, 2021, deadline for the European Union (EU) Conflict Minerals ...

5 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals
Blog
James Calder
Ask the Experts: Are In-Process Substances in Scope of Regulations?

Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve co ...

7 min read
AD-DSL, Conflict Minerals, ESG, Product Compliance, REACH, RoHS
Textile production workers in a factory
Blog
Sarah Carpenter
Coronavirus Impact on Business & Labor Rights

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in most areas of the worl ...

4 min read
ESG, Human Trafficking & Slavery, Labour Standards Assurance System
Blog
Travis Miller
How to Approach the EU for Market Access

As regulations evolve, customs agencies are supporting compliance across th ...

2 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Product Compliance, REACH, RoHS, SCIP
Blog
Hugh Brown
Why Eliminating Artisanal & Small Scale Mining Isn’t the Answer

Guest author Hugh Brown is a documentary photographer whose work has come t ...

6 min read
Conflict Minerals, ESG, Responsible Minerals