EU Forced Labour Regulation: Guidance, Readiness, and Response

Webinar

July 8, 2026

11 am - 12 pm EST

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The European Union Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR) represents a significant development in the global regulatory landscape governing responsible business conduct and supply chain due diligence. As companies assess the implications of the regulation and newly released implementation guidance, many are considering how existing human rights and supply chain compliance programs can be adapted to meet evolving expectations.

Join BSR for an in-depth discussion of the EUFLR, its implementation trajectory, and the practical considerations companies should be evaluating today. The webinar will examine how this regulation fits within the broader ecosystem of human rights due diligence and forced labor regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and modern slavery legislation in key jurisdictions.

Companies will hear from BSR’s experts as well as Jonathan Drimmer, Senior Advisor to BSR and Partner at Steptoe.

Participants will gain a clearer understanding of:

Key elements of the EUFLR and recently released guidance;
How the regulation interacts with other due diligence, forced labor, and modern slavery frameworks;
Steps companies can take now to strengthen due diligence systems and prepare for enforcement;
Practical challenges, risks, and opportunities associated with implementation; and
Emerging questions and considerations for companies across sectors.

The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, providing participants the opportunity to engage directly with experts and discuss questions related to the regulation, guidance, and company preparedness.

Scheduled Speakers

Taylor Hannegan, Manager, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR

Manager, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR

San Francisco

Taylor supports BSR member companies across industries with a primary focus on human rights and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Taylor worked as an associate attorney for a boutique firm in Denver, dealing primarily with international trade issues. He also worked for The Code, an NGO based in Thailand, where he worked with tourism companies around the world to prevent sexual exploitation of children. Additionally, he is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.

Taylor holds a J.D. with a certificate in International Law from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, as well as certificates in Public and Private International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law and a B.A. in Political Science from St. Olaf College.

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Alison Berthet, Associate Director, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR

Associate Director, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR

Paris

Alison supports companies in embedding respect for human rights across their organizations and value chain. She brings a strong, collaborative spirit and expertise in developing and implementing strategies and governance, due diligence, and engagement mechanisms to effectively manage human rights risks.

Alison joined BSR from BT Group plc, a BSR member company, where she led the development of a new human rights strategy geared at ensuring a responsible approach to how the organization buys, sells, develops, and uses technology. Highlights included setting up a new steering group, engaging key internal stakeholders through innovative workshops, and integrating human rights risks in BT’s group risk management framework. Before that, Alison trained and practiced as a corporate lawyer at the global law firm Hogan Lovells, specializing in international arbitration and business and human rights disputes. Her experience included advising a European energy company and its executives against a potential criminal prosecution for complicit liability in war crimes committed by a state military.

Alison holds a LLM in Public International Law and a BSc in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Alison is fluent in English and French.

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Jonathan Drimmer, Senior Advisor, BSR

Senior Advisor, BSR

Jonathan Drimmer is a partner in Steptoe's Washington, D.C. office, where he resolves complex cross-border challenges with the benefit of having sat in every chair at the table: senior legal officer for a Global 500 company, federal prosecutor, and seasoned advocate.

He is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global for business and human rights law and is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities in the field. For more than two decades, he has advised and represented a wide range of companies and individuals on anti-corruption matters. His practice spans the full life cycle for both topics, including developing compliance programs, conducting investigations, and representing clients in enforcement proceedings and disputes.

Over the span of 30 years, Jonathan has directed hundreds of investigations worldwide, encompassing a vast span of geographies and substantive issues. He has represented companies and individuals in high-profile civil and criminal proceedings related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-bribery laws, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFPLA), the U.S. Tariff Act and other laws banning forced labor imports, the Trafficking Victims Protections Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) and other anti-trafficking laws, the Alien Tort Statute, and similar matters. Jonathan has handled class actions in the U.S., Canada, and abroad, dealing with transnational torts, environmental cases, land controversies, and a variety of other similar areas. He has repeatedly represented companies and witnesses in congressional and parliamentary hearings related to human rights and anti-corruption issues.

Jonathan also has wide-ranging experience in helping companies manage multi-faceted dilemmas in overseas activities, developing and managing solutions that may encompass civil, criminal, regulatory, and political dimensions. He has designed a variety of human rights remedy programs and is particularly experienced in representing companies in non-judicial and quasi-judicial legal proceedings involving human rights and transnational torts. Jonathan also has significant experience in assisting companies in developing best-in-class anti-corruption and human rights compliance programs, which include policies and procedures, training, due diligence, governance and all other program components.

He is a member of the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee for Responsible Business Conduct, a senior advisor at BSR, the North American advisor to the Global Business Initiative on Business and Human Rights, and a strategic advisor to the secretariat for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades and recognitions, including recognition as a Regulatory and Compliance Trailblazer and one of the 100 most influential in-house counsel in the U.S. and Canada.