Kategorie: Compliance
ESG – a legal perspective on its content
In recent years, with increased awareness of the impacts of human activities on the environment and society, there has been a growing interest in investing in sustainable projects. One of the main conceptual frameworks that have taken center stage is the acronym ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance). This article focuses on the different concepts in the …
Read moreProtection of whistleblowers from 1 August 2023
On 1 August 2023, a new Act on Protection of Reporting Persons comes into force introducing whistleblower protection in the Czech Republic and numerous obligations to the obliged entities defined therein. However, selected entities have until 15 December 2023 to comply with certain obligations. Jakub Málek, Tomáš Maux and Kateřina Lansdorfová prepared an overview of basic information …
Read moreWhistleblowing and data protection
The Act on Protection of Reporting Persons (“the Act“), will come into force on 1 August 2023, and for obliged entities, this means, among other things, the obligation to introduce an effective internal reporting system by that date, while obliged entities employing between 50 and 250 employees on the effective date of the Act have a longer implementation …
Read moreThe Designated Person in the Context of the Protection of Whistleblowers
The Act on Protection of Reporting Persons (the “Act“) became final and was published in the Collection of Laws on 20 June 2023. The Czech Republic has thus fulfilled its obligation to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 (the “Directive“) into its legal order, although …
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