Supply chain liability and ESG obligations: navigating litigation risks

As legislation on responsible business conduct emerges, businesses must gear up for revisiting their due diligence code of conduct and their compliance mechanisms in environmental and human rights matters. There is a growing trend to pursue novel causes of action against companies for alleged misconduct not directly attributable to them, but to third parties operating across their value chain, for failing to prevent human rights or environmental breaches.

This article first appeared in the December 2023 newsletter of the International Bar Association’s Litigation Committee.

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