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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulates products manufactured in or imported to the US.

The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA or LkSG) was adopted in June 2021 and requires companies that SCDDA (LKsG) applies to comply with certain human rights and environmental due diligence obligations.

The Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Act was adopted in 2019 by the Dutch Senate. However, in order for companies to prepare and fully investigate their supply chains, it is not expected to come into effect until mid-2022.

The Garment Worker Protection Act will ensure that garment workers in California are paid hourly and not by piece rate. It will hold brands accountable for labour rights violations all along their supply chains (including outsourced suppliers).

The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) is an LCA based approach to quantify the environmental impacts of goods or services. PEF is a regulation about to be launched by the European Commission (EC) under the Single Market Act, with a focus on green products. The act will bring out a uniform met