Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny

Nov 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny |Ryan Junck

[co-author: Frank Lech]What is the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive? The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) is a pivotal European Union directive that mandates human rights and environmental due diligence for in-scope EU and non-EU companies. The directive requires in-scope companies to conduct due diligence across their entire “chains of activities” globally to ensure compliance with human rights and sustainability standards.

Oct 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Ryan Junck |Jonathan Benson |Jason Williamson |Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny |Jack Zaher

On 27 September 2024, the UK’s financial sanctions regulator, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), announced that it had issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of UK financial sanctions imposed against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Sep 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Brooks Allen |Jonathan Benson |Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny

When the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Act) came into force, it was considered a landmark legal development globally. The UK was one of the first jurisdictions to introduce a legal requirement concerning transparency in supply chains and the hope was that it would be a call to action for UK businesses to identify and eradicate modern slavery.

Sep 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny |Ryan Junck

On 31 July 2024, the UK government broadened its Russian sanctions regime, giving the government express power to impose sanctions on persons who provide financial services, or make available funds, economic resources, goods or technology to persons involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Russian government.