Sustainability: on CBAM and forced labour law

Anthony Buckley
Anthony Buckley
CEO, Anthony Buckley Consulting Ltd., Ireland
Monika Bielskienė
Monika Bielskienė
Attorney at Law, Senior Manager at PwC Lithuania, and Candidate PhD at Vytautas Magnus University, PwC Lietuva, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Ira Reese
Ira Reese
Independent consultant on customs and trade matters and border and stadium security, Global Security and Innovative Strategies, United States of America
Published 17 Dec 2023

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This episode of the CKI podcast series examines how "sustainability" is reshaping customs and trade compliance, with a particular focus on the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and forced-labour import controls — subjects of direct relevance to customs and trade compliance professionals managing supply-chain due diligence and reporting obligations....

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