An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ‘‘too big to fail’’, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.
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US Supply Chain Transparency Initiative for the Extractive Industry and to protect and prevent workers in conflict zones: Section 1502, page 839: Conflict Minerals and Publish What You Pay Provisions.
by Susan Ariel Aaronson and Ethan Wham Executive Summary Supply chain initiatives wed government mandates delineating the “right to know” with corporate governance and voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. They are an attempt by government officials (at the behest...
Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We are adopting new rules and an amendment to a new form pursuant to Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Executive Summary Profits from conflict minerals found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have supported conflict, human rights violations and labour and environmental abuses in the region for years. Companies that use these minerals in the design and...
An Act to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. ...Read More
In March 2020 Delta 8.7 published an article which argued that the pandemic would impact on modern slavery in at least three ways: by heightening risks for those already exploited, increasing he risks of exploitation and disrupting response efforts....Read More
On February 7, 2017 the Child Labour Due Diligence Law [‘Wet Zorgplicht Kinderarbeid’], initiated by member Van Laar (Labour Party), was adopted by the Dutch Parliament. The law requires companies to examine whether child labour occurs in thei...Read More
The ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking is a 10-year partnership funded by the Australian Government (2019-2028) that supports ASEAN Member States to implement and report on their obligations under the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons...Read More
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