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World Economic Forum urges corporate action to eradicate forced labor

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This practice affects many sectors, such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and domestic work, becoming entrenched within complex global supply chains.

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French Weapons components could violate UN arms embargo on Sudan

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France risks breaching the UN arms embargo on Sudan for allowing its French-manufactured military technology to be incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) currently being used in war zones in Darfur, Amnesty International reported on Thursday.

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The Process of Buying or Selling a Business: A First-Time Seller’s Guide to Due Diligence

Strictly Business

This meticulous review of your business, from contracts to customer lists, is called due diligence. Due diligence allows the buyer to uncover risks when buying a business. A data room is an online document storage platform where due diligence material is reviewed by the buyer. Litigation and potential litigation.

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Germany cabinet launches bill to strengthen rights protection in global supply chains

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Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday launched the bill for the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (or Supply Chain Act) aimed at strengthening the protection of human rights, health and the environment in German companies’ global supply chains.

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Easy Steps For Keeping Moms In The Legal Profession

Above The Law

Alcantara is a partner and patent attorney at Hovey Williams in Overland Park, Kansas, specializing in patent prosecution, IP due diligence, and client counseling. and foreign patent matters in the areas of electrical, mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, and software technologies. Her practice focuses on U.S.

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The Process of Buying or Selling a Business: A First-Time Buyer’s Guide to Due Diligence

Strictly Business

Due diligence is the buyer’s process of discovering and evaluating information about a seller’s business to confirm that acquiring the seller’s equity or assets is a sound investment. However, the process of conducting due diligence differs between transactions for a variety of reasons.

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International companies must cease weapons support of Myanmar junta: report

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Beyond this, companies should also take steps to prevent future harmful end-use of their products through robust due diligence to identify, prevent, and mitigate the risk of harm associated with the sale/licensing and deployment of their products.

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