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Name of Resource | The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | State of California, United States of America |
Enacting authority | California State Senate |
Entry into force / date of approval | 1 January 2012 |
Description | The Act provides consumers with information about the efforts that companies are undertaking to prevent and root out trafficking in human beings and slavery in their product supply chains – whether in the U.S. or overseas. The Act requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose on their websites their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale.” The law applies to any company doing business in California that has annual worldwide gross receipts of more than $100 million and that identifies itself as a retail seller or manufacturer on its California tax return. Companies subject to the Act must post disclosures on their websites related to five specific areas: verification, audits, certification, internal accountability, and training. The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act does not mandate that businesses implement new measures to ensure that their product supply chains are free from trafficking in human beings and slavery. Instead, the law only requires that covered businesses make the required disclosures – even if they do little or nothing at all to safeguard their supply chains. Companies subject to the Act must therefore disclose particular information within each disclosure category, and the Act offers companies discretion in how to do so. |
Availability | ENG: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/cybersafety/sb_657_bill_ch556.pdf |