Archive for the ‘Supply Chain’ Category

Supply Chain

August 24, 2022

In February 2022, Executive Order 14067 was signed, marking a significant pivot in how the United States government approaches digital assets and the ecosystems that underpin them. Much of the immediate media focus fell, understandably, on its implications for consumer protection, financial stability, and the potential development of a central bank digital currency. But tucked […]

Supply Chain

August 10, 2022

The European Union’s Conflict Minerals Regulation, which came into force in January 2021, was already considered by many to be a landmark in the global effort to reduce the trade in minerals that fund violence and human rights abuses. But as with so many regulatory frameworks, the first year of implementation revealed gaps—practical ambiguities that […]

Supply Chain

July 27, 2022

When the US Cybersecurity Disclosure Act was signed into law in March 2022, many in the policy and business communities welcomed it as both overdue and, frankly, daunting. The Act’s core requirement—that companies report significant supply-chain-related cybersecurity incidents—was born of growing concern over vulnerabilities that ripple outward from seemingly minor nodes in complex vendor networks. […]

Supply Chain

June 1, 2022

When the Tariff Accountability Act was signed into law in December 2021, it was, in many respects, a formal acknowledgment of something industry participants and economists had been pointing out for years: that tariffs, though often wielded as blunt instruments of trade policy, generate complex and sometimes unintended ripple effects throughout supply chains. The Act […]

Supply Chain

May 15, 2022

The April 2022 draft of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) signaled a step change in what is expected from large companies operating within, or with significant exposure to, the European market. It expands environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure obligations in ways that many compliance teams are still grappling to interpret fully. With […]

Supply Chain

May 1, 2022

Bill C-13, also known as the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2021, represents one of the most significant overhauls of Canadian privacy law in decades. With the legislation taking effect in November 2022, many Canadian firms—particularly those engaged in cross-border trade and logistics—have been steadily waking up to its profound implications. For supply chain managers, compliance […]

Supply Chain

April 15, 2022

The introduction of the US Senate’s “Right to Repair” bill in early 2022 marked a significant moment in the long-running debate over consumer rights, electronics durability, and supply-chain transparency. For years, advocates had been calling for measures that would curb what they view as artificial barriers to product longevity—whether that means locked-down software, unavailable replacement […]

Supply Chain

April 1, 2022

The implementation of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (2017/821) has continued to reshape supply chain governance, particularly for sectors where tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold—so-called 3TG minerals—are essential inputs. Nowhere has this been felt more keenly than in the automotive industry, where Tier 1 suppliers find themselves navigating complex global sourcing relationships under intense scrutiny. […]

Supply Chain

March 15, 2022

The release of the first parliamentary review of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act (2018), published towards the end of 2021, marked an important, though perhaps somewhat sobering, milestone in the country’s effort to combat forced labour and exploitation in supply chains. For those of us tracking the Act’s implementation, the review’s findings were hardly surprising, yet […]

News, Supply Chain, Ukrain

March 10, 2022

International Trade Council expresses its support for Ukraine amidst the catastrophic impact of the ongoing war on the country’s economy. The World Bank recently warned that the war in Ukraine would cut global economic growth, and the president of the World Bank, David Malpass, has called it “a catastrophe” for the world. The International Trade […]

Supply Chain

February 1, 2022

Japan’s efforts to manage electronic waste have always stood out for their structure and precision, but with the 2021 amendments to the Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics and Electrical Appliances, a new phase began. The amendments, in effect from February 2021, made it unmistakably clear: manufacturers can no longer afford to look […]

Supply Chain

January 15, 2022

Canada’s mining sector is no stranger to public scrutiny. But with the federal government’s 2021 ESG transparency guidelines now in effect as of 2022, metal producers face a fresh imperative: map and disclose their supply chains in far greater detail than before. These aren’t just nice-to-have disclosures anymore. They’re fast becoming the baseline for credible […]