BRUSSELS: The United States urged the European Union on Friday (Aug 14) to ease its laws putting responsibility on large firms for the environmental and social impact of their global supply chains, arguing the bloc had pledged such measures would not hamper

BRUSSELS: The United States urged the European Union on Friday (Aug 14) to ease its laws putting responsibility on large firms for the environmental and social impact of their…

The EU already dialled back the scope of the environmental and human rights supply chain standards laws under pressure from businesses, but the US said that did not go far enough.…