The Toy Association, in partnership with Disney, is unveiling the Smart Packaging Tool – an exciting new member benefit that will allow toy companies to determine the environmental impact of their packaging designs, test alternatives, and benchmark the impact of their designs against those produced by the rest of the industry. The tool will be available to Toy Association members in the coming weeks. In order to familiarize toy companies with the tool, The Toy Association is hosting a webinar...

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By Vincent Wellens , Faustine Cachera,  Guillaume Thomann | If the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the data protection rules across Europe, it also leaves room for EU Member States to provide for more specific provisions in certain sensitive area. This is notably the case of processing of employees’ personal data in the employment context. Article 88 of the GDPR indeed provides for a possibility for EU Member States to provide for specific rules, in order to ensure the protection of the employees’...

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Tradewind has funded a pair of independent seafood companies based in Iceland that sell bacalao to Spain and fresh fish to Germany, the US and Canada. The trade finance firm provided one of the companies with export factoring facilities in the amount of €1.7 million and $500,000, and the other with export factoring facilities in the amount of €700,000 and $500,000. With the funding in place, the seafood companies will be well-positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities both now...

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As the United States Senate voted to end further debate and to advance, for a final vote, the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States amidst accusations of sexual misconduct, we are struck by the irony of the date on which these events have unfolded.  Today marks the one-year anniversary of the October 5, 2017 publication of the New York Times exposé, an article in which RPJ Partner Nicole Page is referenced, that broke the...

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There’s a technological transformation underway in Poland and for some in-house HR departments, it’s a two-fold challenge to keep pace and keep ahead of changing requirements. Digitisation is in sharp focus in Poland, with a strong Government commitment to digitising as many aspects of business reporting, social care, healthcare and government interaction as possible. The Ministry of Digital Affairs was established in 2015, linking with the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy – amongst other Government departments – to...

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The EU rules require issuers of securities on regulated markets must disclose certain key information to ensure transparency for investors. The Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 (the “Regulation”) implements these new rules embodied in the Directive 2007/36/EC regarding shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders’ rights (the “SRD”). The Implementing Regulation entered into force last September 24, 2018 and shall apply as of September 3, 2020. According to the SRD and its Amendment, the Regulation is...

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FT INNOVATIVE LAWYERS: MAXIMUM RECOGNITION FOR LEGAL INNOVATION Cuatrecasas receives the award for the most innovative firm in Continental Europe The only firm in a non-English speaking country in the top 10 of European legal innovation The firm also earns the top awards in the “Strategy & Changing behaviors” and “Collaboration” categories Honorable mentions in “New products & services,” “Technology” and “New business & service delivery models” Jorge Badía, the firm’s Managing director, recognized as one of the top...

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Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, again made Fortune Magazine’s 2018 Change the World list, an annual recognition of companies that have a positive social impact through their core business strategy. DSM was featured for the third consecutive year. This week Sustainalytics also recognized DSM when it named the company the leader in ESG (environmental, social and governance) within the chemicals industry for the second year in a row. DSM’s approach as a purpose led company is now widely...

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