Business and Human Rights Update

Business and Human Rights Update

September 30, 2019, Covington Alert

Recent global trends have placed significant scrutiny on matters related to modern slavery and human rights issues in supply chains. New legislation has steadily been introduced across the globe (including in the U.S., the U.K., France and Australia). In this update, we provide an overview on a variety of international and national developments in the business and human rights space in the last few months alone, demonstrating continued legal pressure surrounding corporate responsibility for respecting and protecting human rights in global operations and supply chains.