3 November, 2020
Brussels pushes ahead with project for new European governance
Efforts by the European Commission to introduce new corporate governance laws have stepped up a gear, with a fresh consultation proposing mandatory human rights due diligence and new obligations on co...
8 September, 2020
Corporate support builds for mandatory human rights due diligence
The drive for new European laws compelling companies to undertake mandatory human rights due diligence has received a boost: from companies themselves. Twenty-six large corporates have signed a let...
12 September, 2019
Campaigners call for German supply chain law to protect human rights
German companies face calls for a new supply chain law designed to protect against environmental and human rights abuses in the production of the goods and services they buy. This week a coalition ...
17 July, 2019
Human rights due diligence push ‘could turn boards into legal departments’
It’s become a commonplace approach among lawmakers and regulators: if you want to enforce new rules, get big companies to do it for you among their suppliers. And so it is with human rights due dili...
13 November, 2017
European Parliament adopts EU-wide whistleblowing recommendations
Recommendations on how whistleblowers could be better protected on an EU-wide basis have been adopted by the European Parliament. The non-legislative resolution, which was passed by 399 votes to 10...13 October, 2017
New EBA guidance published on Brexit relocations
An Opinion setting out recommendations for...
22 June, 2016
New regs focus audit committees on quality
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27 August, 2015
EU audit reform consultation afoot
A consultation is under way on the implementation of new European rules on audit. The department for business, along with regulators at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), have kicked-off the re...
27 July, 2015
