ABA publishes guide on supply chain compliance programs

 The American Bar Association Business Law Section has published “Guide to Supply Chain Compliance Laws and Regulations,” the first book in The Corporate Social Responsibility Series. Supply chain management has become the most pressing CSR-related risk management area for businesses of all sizes. The book guides lawyers and organizations through the  steps to develop and implement a modern supply chain compliance program.

This book provides context on the key regulations that are driving action, the industry standards leveraged to exchange information, and the practical steps for implementing an effective supply chain compliance program. Each section highlights core features of modern supply chain compliance program, identifies potential pitfalls, and offers practical steps and solutions for a practitioner seeking to navigate this new area of international law.

Author Travis Miller, who collaborated with editor Alan S. Gutterman on the book, is general counsel and director of U.S. Operations at Assent Compliance Inc. He is author/editor of the ABA’s “The Lawyer’s Corporate Social Responsibility Deskbook.”

Gutterman is the founding director of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project.  He has authored or edited more than 80 books on sustainable entrepreneurship, management, business law and transactions, international law business and technology management, including the ABA’s “The Lawyer’s Corporate Social Responsibility Deskbook and Emerging Companies Guide, Second Edition.” 

“Guide to Supply Chain Compliance Laws and Regulations” costs $49.95.  It can be ordered by calling 800-285-2221 or online at ShopABA.org.