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The impact of social and environmental risks is rapidly increasing for organizations and the decisions and approaches taken can dictate on-going sustainability and economic growth.

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May 14 2018

Supply Chain Responsibility and EHS Management: A Joint Approach >

Our experience shows that companies spanning across various geographic, political, economic, commercial, and social boundaries need to develop cross-functional relationships to support critical operations, such as supply chain and EHS.

July 05 2016

Trafficking and slavery analysis: China and Vietnam >

We recently reported a story to our SCREEN subscribers that Chinese police arrested members of a gang that trafficked migrants from Vietnam to work illegally in factories in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian.

September 06 2016

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act >

On February 24, 2016 President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, which provides changes to the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will approach trade enforcement in the future and establishes priority trade issues to provide the roadmap for trade enforcement moving forward.

January 30 2017

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility >

A study conducted by the Sloan School of Management at MIT found a correlation between stock performance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in firms over a three-decade period from 1980 to 2009. The study examined the impact of positive and negative events on companies' stock performance.

November 17 2017

Managing a Responsible Supply Chain: Development of Leadership >

When facing this type of crisis of confidence in leadership the temptation is to wring our hands about what constitutes the profile of the perfect leader; but that isn’t the right solution for the challenges we face today. Instead, the challenge set before each of us should be to embrace the role of leader in our own work and daily interactions. That requires an investment in the development of leadership capabilities at all levels of the organization and society.

June 21 2016

Increase in CBP Seizures Due to Forced Labor >

A recent SCREEN report stated that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked shipments of stevia, a sugar substitute, imported from China by a single American company. Authorities announced that the product was made with the use of convict labor, and thus in violation of U.S. law covering imports. The firm claims that this information is inaccurate and has since submitted documentation in an attempt to reverse the decision.

August 01 2016

CSR Insight Supply Chain Slavery >

Based on a number of recent conversations I’ve had with various CSR practitioners, many companies are wrestling with how to effectively approach disclosure requirements related to human trafficking and supply chain slavery, including those of the UK Modern Slavery Act and California Transparency in Supply Chains Act. The companies generally fall into one of two groups.