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Knowledge Collection | Distressed supply chains, suspicious activity reports, and non-fungible tokens in sport

Welcome to the Knowledge Collection – a round-up of this week's Insights and forthcoming events.
Corporate

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

On 23 February 2022, the proposal for a Directive, which aims to encourage a responsible and sustainable environmental and human
Workforce Solutions

Increased HMRC activity to prevent tax evasion in labour supply chains – confirmation of two developments

On 1 March 2022 Ian Hyde, head of tax disputes team at Osborne Clarke, joined Stacey Mills-Kelly, Assistant Director, Head
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | CfD supply chains & energy efficiency for social housing

This week, we look at proposals to amend Contracts for Difference supply chain plans, £179 million for energy efficiency measures
Tech, Media and Comms

How the 'green' cloud is powering sustainable tech and cloud services

The reduction of cloud-based processing's carbon footprint to zero depends on environmentally conscious system design and supply chain management
Workforce Solutions

HMRC pressure builds to get on top of risks in staffing supply chains

Recent guidance makes clear HMRC expects end users and agencies to carry out due diligence on staffing suppliers

Decarbonisation

Decarbonising supply chain disputes through effective contract management

With businesses increasingly focused on environmental, social and corporate governance, how can the resolution of disputes via arbitration be made

Commercial

New rules governing supply chain due diligence in Germany - Key facts and what you can do to prepare for the changes

Current status (06/2021): The Bundestag (German parliamant) passed the federal government's bill on 11 June 2021.
Workforce Solutions

Will a new workers' watchdog make labour supply chain investigations harder to deal with?

The proposed new UK body to protect workers' rights is a clear signal that further governance and enforcement is on

Mobility and Infrastructure

What's driving the transformation of the automotive supply chain?

The automotive industry is undergoing rapid change, which is raising investment, legal and regulatory challenges.