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Rights Group files Complaint Against German Retailers over Chinese Textiles
September 08, 2021
The human rights group, European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), filed a complaint to German prosecutors alleging that several fashion retailers, including Lidl and Hugo Boss, profited from forced labour within the cotton industry in China's Xinjiang region.
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Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes: France and Sweden Poised To Take Steps Forward
September 08, 2021
JustSecurity examines recent developments of the trend to hold corporations accountable for their participation in human rights violations and international crimes and how it is experiencing renewed momentum, especially seen in The Lundin Case in Sweden and The Lafarge Case in France.
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Edmans: Two Years Later, Has the Business Roundtable Statement Transformed Capitalism?
September 08, 2021
Alex Edmans, a Professor of Finance at London Business School and Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance explores the impact on capitalism of the Business Roundtable Statement two years after it was redefined and put in place.
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Facebook’s WhatsApp Fined for Breaking EU’s Data Privacy Law
September 07, 2021
In a case that represents a big test of Europe’s ability to enforce its landmark data privacy law, Irish authorities have fined Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service nearly $270 million for lack of transparency concerning how data is used and collected from people on the service.
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Swiss Data Protection Regulator Outlines Framework for Transferring Data to the SEC
August 25, 2021
Following the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) requirement that those registered must maintain certain books and records, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (“Swiss DPC”) released its framework for SEC registrants to be able to provide personal data in response to SEC examination and inspection requests, while maintaining compliance with Swiss data protection laws.
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