Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
On March 13, 2024, the European Union Council approved the final text of the EU Forced Labor Regulation. The Regulation bans products made with forced labor from entering, being distributed on, or being exported from the EU market and will go into force for companies in 2027/2028. This webinar will look at what companies can expect, how it compares with U.S. legislation, how it will interact with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and how companies can prepare.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- The scope of the ban in the EU.
- How it would differ from U.S. legislation.
- How companies can prepare.
Speakers:
Libby Annat
Partner
Due Diligence Design
Libby Annat has over 20 years’ experience working on responsible business conduct issues for international business across multiple sectors. She supports business to design and implement effective responses to human rights, labour, and environmental risk within clear business frameworks. She provides intelligence and strategy to FTSE 100 boards on policy and due diligence in high-risk contexts.
Jennifer Schappert
Partner
Due Diligence Design
Jennifer Schappert is a responsible business conduct due diligence expert with a background in government policy. Jennifer authored and negotiated OECD due diligence guidance that forms the basis of EU, UK and US legislation across multiple sectors. She provides analysis on alignment of company due diligence with forthcoming legislation and international standards and provides mediation for high-risk issues.
Moderator:
Chelsea Murtha
Senior Director, Sustainability
AAFA
Chelsea Murtha serves as the association’s advocate and spokesperson on matters of sustainability and product safety. She engages with Congress, the Executive Branch, independent agencies, as well as state and local legislatures and agencies and foreign governments on sustainability, product safety, and chemical management issues important to the industry. Chelsea is also the staff liaison to AAFA’s Environmental Committee and Product Safety Council.
Chelsea joined AAFA from a Washington, D.C., government affairs firm where she led advocacy efforts for clients, including several trade associations and apparel and footwear importers, on policy developments related to environmental, social, and governance issues in global supply chains. She has also worked for the U.S. Fashion Industry Association, and a Washington, D.C., international trade policy consultancy firm. Chelsea earned a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the George Washington University.
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