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Environmental Protection Act 1990
An Act to make provision for the improved control of pollution arising from certain industrial and other processes.
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Directive 2014/95/EU
This directive aims to enhance the transparency of the social and environmental information provided by undertakings in all sectors. Mandating that businesses divulge information on sustainability such as social and environmental factors, with a view to identifying sustainability risks and increasing investor and consumer trust.
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Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets. In its Annex B, the Kyoto Protocol sets binding emission reduction targets for 36 industrialized countries and the European Union.
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Conflict Minerals Regulation
Agreement is set to ensure sustainable sourcing for 95 percent of all EU imports of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. This regulation aims to stop the financing of armed groups in developing countries through the trade of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. The agreement on the Regulation, brokered by the Commission, will ensure that the vast majority of these minerals and metals imported to the EU are sourced responsibly.
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Bribery Act 2010
UK Bribery Act of 2010. An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes. Allowing penalties of an individual or a company with any link to the United Kingdom no matter where the crime occurred.
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International Labor Organization Conventions
International labor standards are legal instruments drawn up by the United Nations International Labor Organization’s constituents (governments, employers and workers) and setting out basic principles and rights at work. They are either conventions, which are legally binding international treaties that may be ratified by member states, or recommendations, which serve as non-binding guidelines. The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
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AMLD IV
AMLD IV (EU) is the European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive that reinforces EU rules to prevent the use of financial systems for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing.
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Anti-Bribery Convention
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention establishes legally binding standards to criminalise bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions and provides for a host of related measures that make this effective. It is the first and only international anti-corruption instrument focused on the ‘supply side’ of the bribery transaction. The 36 OECD countries and 8 non-OECD countries – Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Russia and South Africa – have adopted this Convention.
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The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain.
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Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was created to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women in the United States.
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 was enacted for the purpose of making it unlawful for certain classes of persons and entities to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business.
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Federal Acquisition Regulation
U.S Federal Government Contractors are required to submit compliance plans to prevent labor abuse and trafficking in contracting and subcontracting activities.
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Australia and New South Wales Modern Slavery Act
Publicly listed companies doing business in Australia are required to publish an annual slavery and human trafficking statement.
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California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which became effective on January 1, 2012, empowers California consumers to join the fight against human trafficking by giving them access to information about retailers’ and manufacturers’ efforts to eradicate such labor practices from their supply chains.
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Dodd-Frank Act: Section 1502
The Dodd Frank Act Section 1502 requires publicly traded companies to ensure that the raw materials they use to make their products are not tied to the conflict in Congo, auditing their supply chains.
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Devoir de Vigilance (Duty of Care)
This law was created to establish an obligation of vigilance on the part of parent companies and ordering companies with regard to their subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, thereby making transnational companies responsible for preventing the occurrence of tragedies in France and abroad and to obtain reparations for the victims in the event of damage to human rights and the environment.
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UK Modern Slavery Act
The UK modern slavery act is one of the most far reaching pieces of legislation in the world addressing issues of modern slavery. It consolidates current slavery and human trafficking offences, and introduces new preventive measures, support systems and a regulatory body.
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