Supply chains and the climate transition: Navigating forced labor, sanctions, and compliance requirements

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

12:00pm – 2:00pm ET
Virtual and in-person attendance options available.

The clean energy transition depends on global supply chains that are subject to an evolving regulatory landscape. Forced labor regulations, export controls, and sanctions frameworks continue to develop across the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, China, and Australia, with implications for companies sourcing the minerals, components, and materials needed for decarbonization.

At the same time, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and other environmental pressures have created new risks to the resilience, availability, and cost of supply chain inputs.

Join DLA Piper during Climate Week NYC for a panel discussion on how forced labor and modern slavery regimes across the EU, the US, the UK, and Australia are reshaping compliance for companies with climate-critical supply chains – and how China’s blocking rules and rare earth export controls may create competing compliance obligations across jurisdictions.

The session will also explore how environmental and climate-related supply chain risks, from physical impacts to evolving sustainability requirements, are affecting sourcing strategies and supply resilience. It will offer strategies for diligence, sourcing, and supplier relationships, particularly when the legal requirements of key markets directly conflict.

Location

DLA Piper
1251 Avenue of the Americas
27th Floor
New York, NY 10020

For more information

Please contact Jacquelin Wong with questions.