Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to evolve their operations to succeed in this new normal. Foley & Lardner’s team continually examines these transformational shifts.
Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” .
The second of this three-part series investigates what happens when imported seafood is detained because it is suspected of being produced by forced labor.
Many have viewed corporate commitments to ESG as largely performative measures amidst toothless compliance frameworks.1 But this has been changing and we expect that change to continue.
The United States and the European Union have or are proposing real enforcement mechanisms to protect against the sale of goods made using forced labor. Companies should expect increased scrutiny of their supply chains and prepare for government-initiated investigations.