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France Duty of Vigilance Law one year on: What's changed for French corporates?

The Duty of Vigilance law means companies can be taken to court for not managing supply chain risks

Madeleine Cuff
13 March 2018

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Last February the French government passed a law requiring firms to prove vigilance over environmental risks in their supply chains - but has the regulation delivered a step change for CSR or just an avalanche of paperwork?

The 2013 Rana Plaza disaster was a devastating failure of supply chain management. The collapse of the textile factory in Bangladesh killed 1,315 people and shocked the world by exposing the grim reality...

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