The SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance has sent a first wave of comment letters to registrants based on its recent review of climate disclosures included in their 10-Ks. View a sample comment letter and read insights on Corp Fin’s ESG priorities from Allison Handy, co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) advisory
Corporate and Social Responsibility
UK’s Impending “Name and Shame” for Supply Chain Forced Labor
By Markus Funk, Paul Hirose, Marcus Haggard & Gina LaMonica on
Posted in Corporate and Social Responsibility
The U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015 requires companies falling under its jurisdictional hook to honestly and completely disclose their efforts to eradicate trafficked, slave, indentured, coerced and child (collectively “forced”) labor from their supply chains. This, like many things in the compliance world, is easier said than done. As discussed in this Client Update,…
Major Changes in Government Contractor Compliance
By Markus Funk & Perkins Coie on
Posted in Compliance, Corporate and Social Responsibility
The newly released Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions — arising out of President Obama’s 2012 Executive Order 13627 — mandate that all federal contractors take certain actions related to combating human trafficking and slavery in their supply chains.
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Top 10 Compliance Trends for 2014
By Markus Funk & Perkins Coie on
It is that time of year again when we dust off the compliance crystal ball and take a look at what might be in store for 2014. An article in the Bloomberg BNA White Collar Crime Report that discusses compliance trends for 2014 can be found here, and includes discussions of:
- Executive Order 13627
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