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regarding this is actually quite simple: “Say so How Can You Best protect Your
what you do and do what you say.” Many organization? 2018 CCCA NAtioNAl
CSR statements use aspirational language, Pike recommends two excellent tools: CoNfereNCe & iN-House
sprinkling legally imprecise words like CouNsel World summit
“strive” and “endeavour” throughout. In- 1. The CCCA recently released resources toroNto, April 29 – mAy 1
stead, make sure the statement uses lan- to help in-house counsel combat labour ››››››››››››››››››
guage that accurately refects what the abuses within their supply chains. The As in-house counsel, your reach is wider
organization is actually doing, not what it resources include fve sample model busi- than the workplace and closer than meets
aspires to do. ness policies, more than a dozen sample the eye. Our 2018 conference theme, “Be-
So what’s next for Canada? Based on corporate codes of conduct and a sample yond Borders: Business and Law in the
class action litigation so far, it looks like child forced labour clause. Visit the Pub- Global Village,” embodies the present and
Canada will be seeing more class actions lications & Resources page of www.ccca- future of in-house counsel—both in Can-
in the future as organizations’ human accje.org to access these documents. ada and abroad.
rights and anti-slavery reports are in- 2. The Comply Chain app, created by the Join your peers from across Canada
creasingly scrutinized by NGOs and class United States Department of Labor, out- and around the world as we celebrate the
th
action lawyers. We may also start to see lines eight steps to a social compliance CCCA’s 30 Anniversary, discover the
Canada pass more legislation. This could system. The app is designed for com- next generation of legal innovators during
include stopping goods that have been panies that do not have a social compli- the CBA’s The Pitch, and learn about the
touched by modern slavery at the border ance system in place or those that need latest business and legal updates on issues
or adding provisions to the federal gov- to strengthen their existing systems. It’s including digital marketing, trade agree-
ernment’s procurement code. available for iPhone and Android. ments, the future of fnance, big data,
blockchain, design thinking and more!
This CCCa ontario Chapter/Gowling WLG talk coincided with the release
of valuable resources on the topic, including Model Canadian Business 2018 CCCA Awards
Principles (below, which were drafted by a CCCa working group comprised The 2018 CCCA Awards will also be pre-
of Lars herwig, Michael jason, rusty juma, Kellie Krake and sented during the conference. There’s still
stephen Pike) and sample Model Business Policies, time to nominate a deserving in-house
which can be found on the CCCa's website: counsel or legal department for one of
www.ccca-accje.org/Publications-Resources/Resources/ six awards! The nomination deadline is
Combatting-Labour-Abuses-in-Supply-Chains January 15, 2018.
Visit www.ccca-accje.org/Conference-
model Canadian Business principles Adopted by the CBA 2018/Home to learn more, register for
1. The business should prohibit forced labour, labour traffcking and illegal and harmful the conference and nominate someone
child labour in its operations. deserving for an award! New this year,
the winner of the Up and Comer Award
2. The business should conduct a risk assessment of the risk of labour traffcking and will receive a full scholarship to the
child labor and continually monitor implementation of these principles. CCCA’s Business Leadership Program for
3. The business should train relevant employees, engage in continuous improvement In-House Counsel! ❚
and maintain effective communications mechanisms with its suppliers.
4. The business should devise a remediation policy and plan that addresses remediation for
forced labour and labour traffcking or illegal and harmful child labour in its operations.

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