Everything You Need to Know about the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
On March 15, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a law with far-reaching and legally [...]
Eurasia
Leveraging Trade Data to Identify the Possible Transshipment of Dual-Use Goods to Russia
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the United States and other Western nations have imposed strict controls on [...]
Deep Roots: Tracing Connections Between Banned Russian and Belarusian Timber and EU Imports
In 2022, the European Union banned the importation of wood from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to degrade their [...]
EU Progresses Towards a Forced Labor Ban
Late last year, the Internal Market and International Trade committees of the European Parliament advanced a proposal from the European [...]
Russian Banks May Be Engaging in Cash-For-Gold Scheme to Obtain Foreign Currency
Following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been blocked from accessing Western currency through sanctions. Finding willing markets for its [...]
How Russian Banks May Be Using Cash-for-Gold Schemes to Evade Sanctions
Economic sanctions and export controls implemented by the G-7, European Union, and others following the Russian invasion of Ukraine have [...]
Dataset: Mitigating Russian Diversion Risk
In response to growing end-user concerns with dual-use technology, a number of countries have increased their export controls in an [...]
Mitigating Diversion Risk of Dual-Use Technology Using Public and Commercial Data
As Russia continues its reliance on Western-manufactured dual-use technology to bolster their military capabilities, a number of countries have made [...]
Russia Export Controls and Dual-Use Technology: Mitigating Diversion Risk
Russia continues to rely on Western-manufactured dual-use technology to produce advanced weapons systems and rearm its military. And while a [...]
Beyond the UFLPA: Complying with Forced Labor Regulations for Global Companies
As forced labor becomes an increasingly high-profile compliance challenge for multinational corporations, compliance teams are working to meet regulatory requirements [...]