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Managing human rights risks and new transparency rules in supply chains

Risk and resilience22 January 2021

This episode tackles the question of human rights in supply chains, a subject that is attracting growing attention from regulators. The guest is a partner in a professional services firm's sustainability practice in Germany.

The context is upcoming German legislation that will require greater transparency about slavery and similar abuses in supply chains. Rules of this kind are expected to become more common in other countries, so the conversation looks at what that means for businesses that source goods internationally and how they might prepare to meet such obligations.

Key points

  • Why human rights are a core supply chain concern
  • New German rules requiring transparency about slavery in supply chains
  • Similar regulation likely to spread to other countries

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