Category: ESG

Corp Fin Deputy Director comments on conflict minerals compliance

by Cydney Posner In remarks at the PLI Securities Regulation Institute yesterday, Corp Fin Deputy Director (Disclosure Operations) Shelley Parratt confirmed, as we all suspected, that it’s status quo on conflict minerals reporting again this year: the April 2014  statement by the Director of Corp Fin continues to be operative. (See […]

Class action charges misrepresentation in policies and disclosures regarding slave labor in supply chain

by Cydney Posner As discussed in this Bloomberg article, Costco and some of its suppliers are facing class action litigation alleging that Costco misled consumers about the use of slave labor and human trafficking in its supply chain for the frozen shrimp it sells.  Concerns regarding human trafficking and slave labor […]