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Many global corporations will soon have to police up and down their supply chains as EU human rights 'due diligence' law nears enactment

  • Written by Rachel Chambers, Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Connecticut
Many global corporations will soon have to police up and down their supply chains as EU human rights 'due diligence' law nears enactmentForced and child labor has been reported in mines in the Congo, which produces over 70% of the world's cobalt. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union will soon require thousands of large companies to actively look for and reduce human rights abuses and environmental damage in their supply chains. And although it’s an EU law, it...

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