By
Ruth Prickett2025-06-24T17:21:00
Four years after Brexit, the U.K. and EU announced a “reset” that will ease barriers to importing and exporting food, drink, and agricultural produce. It may also harmonize rules around carbon emissions trading systems, simplifying compliance for multinational organizations that are large emitters, and enable more young people to gain work visas.
The announcement is a statement of intent and an indication of headline agreements, with the new rules yet to be finalized. When it was announced on May 19, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was time “to move on from the stale old debates and political fights to find common sense, practical solutions.” He said it was about “facing out into the world once again.”
2025-09-25T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
New regulations, changing consumer demands, and global supply chain disruptions – from cost-of-goods inflation to tariffs to raw material shortages, and more – are just a few top challenges reshaping the operations of food and beverage industry today. “These challenges are no longer just logistical—they implicate sourcing risk, contract performance, ...
2025-07-28T17:50:00Z By Ruth Prickett
As of July 22, U.K. companies hiring foreign nationals on skilled worker visas face higher salary and qualification requirements. Over 100 jobs were also removed from the list of roles eligible for overseas recruitment. Compliance managers should ensure policies are updated to reflect the changes.
2025-07-03T15:51:00Z By Ruth Prickett
The EU’s new strategy aims to boost SME growth and cut market barriers, but businesses doubt reforms will happen, and consumer groups fear weaker data protections.
2025-10-24T18:05:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Nine states are collaborating to write and enforce comprehensive data privacy laws, in an effort to protect consumers across jurisdictions and due to the absence of a broad, federal privacy law.
2025-10-24T16:45:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Canada’s financial intelligence agency has issued its largest-ever penalties against a cryptocurrency exchange, a fine of $126 million (CA$176.9 million). The agency said the exchange’s compliance failures represented a “severe breach of Canada’s anti–money laundering framework.”
2025-10-22T18:22:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) wants financial firms to step up their game when it comes to third parties and cybersecurity.
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