2/19/2025 11:40:51 AM Time to rethink the UK’s approach to modern slavery? Parliamentary inquiry into forced labour in international supply chains By Moira Thompson Oliver Daniel Whitham George Murray Mizan Rahman +1 more... Show less On 21 January, the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (“the Joint Committee”) launched an inquiry into the UK’s legal and...
2/17/2025 5:34:17 PM In House Perspectives on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence and Reporting By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray In early February, the Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association brought together lawyers and practitioners from all over the world...
2/4/2025 5:59:05 PM The Omnibus and the Compass: more details emerge of EU plans to simplify sustainability legislation By Harry Hecht Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray +1 more... Show less On 29 January, the European Commission published an official communication on ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (‘the Compass’)....
2/3/2025 11:52:39 AM The EU’s Gender Balance Directive: Balance in the Boardroom By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Viren Shetty The recently transposed EU Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive (the Directive) will require large EU-listed companies to ensure...
1/30/2025 6:15:30 PM Timeline of ESG Developments in 2025 By Harry Hecht Samantha Brady Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell +1 more... Show less Sustainability practitioners will be well aware that ESG is a fast-moving, and ever changing area, making keeping on top of developments...
1/10/2025 3:11:48 PM The Great Plastic Reckoning: Plastics, Power, and the Path Ahead By Hywel Davies Richard Todd Moira Thompson Oliver Aaron Wu +1 more... Show less Microplastics infiltrating food chains, the proliferation of plastic bags, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch's expanding scope all...
12/20/2024 11:52:43 AM The Government’s Response to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Committee Report By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Connie Day This week, the Government published its response to the House of Lords Select Committee’s (the Committee) report on the impact and...
12/12/2024 4:16:26 PM The Forced Labour Regulation is now finalised – how can companies start to prepare? By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Sabrina Lethenyey The Forced Labour Regulation (the “Regulation”)[1] has been published in the EU's Official Journal and will start to apply three years...