Turkey — Batteries & Ecodesign Regulatory Framework
Turkey's Batteries & Ecodesign Regulatory Framework covers battery sustainability, safety, EPR, battery passport, labeling, and ecodesign requirements for electrical and electronic products.
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EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) aims at reducing packaging waste and improving sustainability, recyclability, reuse, and traceability of packaging across the entire lifecycle.
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) A carbon pricing mechanism that ensures imported goods face a carbon cost comparable to EU domestic products under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), aiming to prevent carbon leakage and encourage lower-carbon production globally.
China — Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS)
China's Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS) is a framework for corporate sustainability and ESG disclosure, designed to standardise how companies report on environmental, social, and governance performance — including impacts across value chains and supply chains.
Vietnam — Law on Products and Goods Quality (amended)
Vietnam Law on Products and Goods Quality ensures product quality, safety, and traceability across goods placed on the Vietnamese market. The law explicitly incorporates Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements.
Japan — Food Safety Basic Act
The Japanese Food Safety Basic Act ensures food safety and public health protection by establishing standards, monitoring systems, and responsibilities for all actors in the food supply chain.
China — Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China RoHS / RoHS II)
The Chinese RoHS/ RoHS II restricts the use of specific hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) to protect human health and the environment, and promote sustainable manufacturing and product design in China.
China — National Food Security Law
China National Food Security Law establishes a legal framework to ensure food security, self‑sufficiency in staple grains, and stable supply of food products across China.
EU RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
The EU RoHS Directive restricts the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment to protect human health and the environment, and to improve the sustainability of products placed on the EU market.
EU Fisheries Control Regulation (EU FCR)
The EU Fisheries Control Regulation Regulates monitoring, reporting, and traceability of fishing activities in EU waters to promote sustainable fisheries, fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and harmonize enforcement across all sea basins.
UK — Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment Bill - HRE)
UK's Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill aims at preventing human rights and environmental harms “so far as is reasonably practicable,” both in their own operations and throughout their value chains.
India — BRSR Core (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Core)
India's BRSR Core (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Core) mandates ESG reporting for large listed companies, covering environmental protection, human rights compliance, circularity, and other sustainability-related issues.
Japan
Japan — Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains
The Japanese Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains provide general recommendations for companies on integrating human rights due diligence (HRDD) into supply chain management, inspired by international frameworks such as the EU CSDDD.
Social Responsibility
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930
The Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, establishes international guidelines for preventing and eliminating forced labor, including mechanisms for government regulation, monitoring, and cross-border cooperation.
China
China — Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
The Chinese Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains provide guidance for companies to identify, prevent, and mitigate risks of contributing to conflict, serious human rights abuses, and misconduct across mineral supply chains.
UK
UK — Modern Slavery Act (MSA)
The UK Modern Slavery Act (MSA) aims at preventing and mitigating modern slavery, forced labor, and human trafficking in company operations and supply chains, and increasing corporate transparency.
Canada
Canada — Modern Slavery Act
The Canada Modern Slavery Act requires companies to identify, prevent, and reduce the risk of forced labour and child labour in their operations and supply chains through mandatory transparency and reporting.
Australia
Australia — Modern Slavery Act
The Australian Modern Slavery Act requires companies to identify, assess, and address modern slavery risks, including forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking, across their operations and supply chains.
Apparel & Fashion
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)
The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) provide a global standard for responsible business conduct, helping companies identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse impacts of their operations, including human rights, labor, environment, and governance risks.
UK
London Metal Exchange (LME)
The London Metal Exchange (LME) Framework ensures responsible sourcing of metals through a risk-based due diligence framework aligned with OECD guidance, covering conflict, human rights, and environmental risks in upstream supply chains.
Vietnam
Vietnam — Mineral Law
Vietnam’s Mineral Law regulates the management, exploration, and exploitation of mineral resources in Vietnam, with a focus on state control, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
Switzerland
Switzerland — Conflict Minerals and Child Labour Due Diligence Legislation
The Swiss Conflict Minerals and Child Labour Due Diligence Legislation aims at strengthening responsible sourcing and supply chain transparency by requiring due diligence on conflict minerals and child labour risks.
USA
USA — Inflation Reduction Act - Clean Vehicule Tax Credit
The Clean Vehicule Tax Credit incentivises the US domestic and allied-country sourcing of electric vehicle (EV) supply chains through tax credits tied to battery component manufacturing and critical mineral origin.
Australia
EU–Australia Partnership on Critical Raw Materials
The EU-Australia Partnership on Critical Raw Materials aims at strengthening cooperation between the EU and Australia to secure diversified, sustainable, and resilient supplies of critical raw materials, reducing strategic dependencies—particularly on China.