Supply chain mapping: The first step in establishing a supply chain due diligence program is to identify and map the organization’s supply chain partners, looking at who provides services or materials ...

Supply chain due diligence helps companies to minimise the risk of being exposed to legal and reputational risks, by investigating business partners that align with their own high standards. This ...

The German supply chain due diligence act (LkSG) and the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) directive are recent developments in the EU zone. The Stock Exchange Commission ...

The global supply chain has come under heightened scrutiny and concern in the past few years, largely due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. As U.S. leaders turn their focus toward building and ...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation has given its approval of the Global Organic Textile Standard’s version 7.0.

The move has since faced criticism from an array of groups, including international nonprofit Human Rights Watch and United Nations human rights advocates among others.

On track to pass this year and take effect as early as 2026, the directive will establish a new benchmark in corporate accountability and supply chain transparency. The CSDDD will mandate companies to ...