About our Practice and the Resource Center

Ropes & Gray has a leading supply chain compliance and corporate social responsibility (business and human rights) practice. We offer clients a comprehensive approach to supply chain compliance and CSR through a global team with members in the United States, Europe and Asia. In addition, senior members of the practice have advised on supply chain compliance and CSR matters for almost 30 years, enabling us to provide a long-term perspective that few firms can match. Our experience spans a significant number of industries, geographies, commodities, goods and services. For further information on the practice, click here.

As part of our commitment to excellence in this area, we have developed this Resource Center as a free educational tool for our clients, friends and other stakeholders. The Resource Center is frequently updated to reflect new developments in this dynamic area.

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Recent News

• “Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Compliance: An Overview of Selected Legislation, Guidance and Voluntary Initiatives” (November 2018)
• “Conflict Minerals & Supply Chain Compliance Update,” Crowe Horwath Webinar (October 2018)
• “A Transparency Rule Killed By Trump Will Soon Be Back On The Table,” Global Investigations Review (July 2018)
• “How Mining Companies with Strong CSR Programs Benefit All Stakeholders,” Investing News Network (July 2018)
• “Alternative Investment Industry Believes Sustainability Reporting is Increasingly Important,” AlphaWeek (June 2018)
• “Firms Aren’t Scaling Back Conflict Minerals Reporting As Feared,” Bloomberg BNA (June 2018)
• “Market Trends 2017/18: Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Compliance,” LexisNexis Practice Note (May 2018)
• “DOL Publishes Guidance on ESG Investment Considerations by Retirement Plans – Takeaways for Managers, Plan Sponsors, and Public Companies,” (May 2018)
• “UK Home Office Ramps Up Modern Slavery Statement Expectations – Recent Developments and Compliance Recommendations for Multinationals,” (November 12, 2018)
• “New Australian Modern Slavery Reporting Requirements on the horizon – A Primer for Multinationals” (August 2018)
• “Complying with Restrictions on North Korean Content and Labor in Supply Chains – US Government Publishes New Advisory” (July 2018)
• “How Does Your Compliance Program Measure Up? – The State of Compliance 2018,” Assent Compliance Webinar (June 2018)
• “Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance - the Expanding Role of the In-House Legal Department,” Lexology Webinar (June 2018)
• “Global Conflict Minerals,” Assent Compliance Webinar (May 2018)
• “The UK Modern Slavery Act – Ropes & Gray Resources for Compliance,” Ropes & Gray Alert (May 2018) 
• “Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Compliance for 2018,” Crowe Horwath Webinar (April 2018)
• “Department of Homeland Security Publishes FAQs on North Korean Labor in Supply Chains,” Ropes & Gray Alert (April 2018)
• “Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance in 2018, and Beyond – An Overview for In-House Legal Counsel,” Ropes and Gray Alert (March 2018) 
• “Socially Responsible Investing 101,” California Alternative Investments Association Webinar (March 2018)
• “An Overview of the SASB Sustainability Disclosure Standards for Issuers and Investors,” SASB Webinar (March 2018) 
• “U.S. Legislation requires enhancements to modern slavery compliance procedures to address North Korean labour risks,” Trade Security Journal (March 2018)
• “Conflict Minerals: Tackling Your Next Form SD,” TheCorporateCounsel.Net Webinar (February 2018)
• “The STRT & Comply Chain: Speaking with the US Department of Labor,” Social Responsibility Alliance Webinar (January 2018) 
• “U.S. Legislation Requires Enhancements to Modern Slavery Compliance Procedures to Address North Korean Labor Risks,” Ropes and Gray Alert (December 2017) 
• “Tackling Modern-Day Slavery Within Global Supply Chains,” Financier Worldwide Magazine (November 2017)
• “New Approaches for Detecting Human Trafficking in the Supply Chain,” RANE Network Webinar (October 2017)
• “U.S. Announces Revocation of Sudanese Sanctions Regulations: New Opportunities and Familiar Risks,” Ropes & Gray Alert (October 2017)
• “Growing Regulation Around Conflict Minerals” RANE Network Intelligence Report (October 2017) 
• “Gold Refiner’s Sales Team Trick Compliance Staff into Approving Illegal Acquisitions” Association of Certified Money Laundering Specialists (September 2017)
• “Australia Proposes Modern Slavery Reporting Requirements for Multinationals – An Overview and Comparison to Existing Corporate Modern Slavery Disclosure Legislation,” Ropes & Gray Alert (September 2017)
• “The European Court of Human Rights sets out criteria for lawful monitoring of employees,” Ropes & Gray Alert (September 2017)
• “Addressing Adverse Human Rights Impacts Connected to Product Misuse,” Advanced Supply Chain Compliance Series Webinar (September 2017)
• “The EU Conflict Minerals Regulation – Frequently Asked Questions and Take-Aways for Downstream Companies (or Why Should I Care About Yet Another New Supply Chain Regulation?),” Ropes and Gray Alert (September 2017)
• “Companies remain committed to U.S. conflict minerals reporting,” Chemical Watch (August 2017)
• “Spate of Suits Brought by California Communities for Sea Level Rise May Change Landscape of Climate Change Litigation,” Ropes & Gray Alert (August 2017)
• “The State of Compliance 2017,” Assent Compliance Webinar (August 2017)
• “The State of Compliance 2017,” Assent Compliance Report (August 2017)