Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023

Government confirms it will introduce legislation to tackle illegal deforestation in supply chains

The Environment Act 2021 introduced new provisions to make it illegal for larger businesses operating in the UK to use forest-risk commodities that have been grown on land that is illegally occupied or used. 
In the recently published Environment Plan 2023, the government stated that it will be introducing these provisions through secondary legislation at the "earliest opportunity". 

Businesses in scope will also be required to undertake a due diligence exercise on their supply chains, and to publicly report on this exercise every year, or risk fines and other civil sanctions. 

Government outlines how to tackle modern slavery risks in government supply chains

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