We have seen an explosion in the attention paid to legal, compliance and operational risks companies face in supply chain operations.  Depending on the industry, companies have to address a wide-swath of supply chain risks, identify those issues that need to be mitigated and promote transparency and management of supply chain functions.  Legal and compliance risks have increased with heightened focus on due diligence, export...

The sheer proliferation of supply chain transparency and accountability regulations at international scale itself warrants a closer look at the level of scrutiny required of organizations with complex, multi-faceted, global, and increasingly interconnected, supply chains. Legislation as varied as the German Supply Chain Act, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and proposed legislation for a more comprehensive due diligence framework at the European Union (“EU”)...