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The Supply Chain Act (German: Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, literally Obligation to Exercise Due Diligence in the Supply Chain Act or German: Lieferkettengesetz (LkSG) in short) is a German law requiring companies to monitor human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains.[1][2]
The law requires companies to carry out analyses on supply chain contracts to identify risks to human rights and requires companies to take action against identified risks. The companies will have to publish an annual report containing the analyses. Companies must also establish a complaint procedure for workers to report potential risks. The law additionally gives civil society organisations the ability to sue companies on behalf of workers over breaches of human rights in supply chains. Companies that fail to respect the terms of the law can face fines of up to two percent of the company's annual revenues.[3]
The law came into effect starting with 2023, only applying to companies with over 3000 employees in its first year. As of now, the law only applies to one group of companies:
Companies that have their central administration, their principal place of business, their administrative headquarters or their statutory seat in Germany or companies that have a branch in Germany. [4]
However, in 2024, the provisions of the law will extend to apply to all companies with over 1000 employees. In 2026, the federal government will carry out an evaluation of the law's effectiveness.
Legislative historyedit
The German federal cabinet proposed the law on 3 March 2021. It had originally been planned to be introduced in 2020, but negotiations were required between the government's coalition partners, with the Social Democratic Party of Germany eventually backing down on including small companies in the law after opposition from the CDU/CSU.[5][6]
Reactionsedit
Human Rights Watch supported the passing of the law, stating that "the law is an important step toward meaningful corporate accountability" but that "it does not incorporate the highest international standards."[7]
The Confederation of German Employers' Associations opposed the law, arguing that it was too strict, that it would force companies to stop operations in regions with poor human rights records, and that "foreign companies that do not have to comply with the German rules will jump in and replace German companies."[8]
Future Evolutions of the Supply Chain Actedit
The future of the Supply Chain Act is evolving, and the EU is expected to follow Germany in the coming years with a similarly sweeping piece of legislation. Specifically, the EU Supply Chain Directive will also cover the same measures as the German Supply Chain Act and is built to level the playing field for ESG initiatives and the people throughout the supply chain.
Referencesedit
^"The new Supply Chain Act". Website of the Federal Government.
^Noyan, Oliver (June 11, 2021). "Germany set to pass 'humanitarian' supply chain law".
^"The New German Supply Chain Act". Addleshaw Goddard.
^"Germany to implement supply chain law against exploitation | DW | 03.03.2021". DW.COM.
^"Große Koalition einigt sich bei Lieferkettengesetz". tagesschau.de.
^"Germany: New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction". Human Rights Watch. June 11, 2021.
^Nienaber, Holger Hansen, Michael (March 3, 2021). "German employers cry foul as Merkel's cabinet passes supply chain act" – via www.reuters.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 141 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Lieferkettengesetz see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated de Lieferkettengesetz to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Supply Chain Act German Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz literally Obligation to Exercise Due Diligence in the Supply Chain Act or German Lieferkettengesetz LkSG in short is a German law requiring companies to monitor human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains 1 2 Contents 1 Summary 2 Legislative history 3 Reactions 4 Future Evolutions of the Supply Chain Act 5 ReferencesSummary editThe law requires companies to carry out analyses on supply chain contracts to identify risks to human rights and requires companies to take action against identified risks The companies will have to publish an annual report containing the analyses Companies must also establish a complaint procedure for workers to report potential risks The law additionally gives civil society organisations the ability to sue companies on behalf of workers over breaches of human rights in supply chains Companies that fail to respect the terms of the law can face fines of up to two percent of the company s annual revenues 3 The law came into effect starting with 2023 only applying to companies with over 3000 employees in its first year As of now the law only applies to one group of companies Companies that have their central administration their principal place of business their administrative headquarters or their statutory seat in Germany or companies that have a branch in Germany 4 However in 2024 the provisions of the law will extend to apply to all companies with over 1000 employees In 2026 the federal government will carry out an evaluation of the law s effectiveness Legislative history editThe German federal cabinet proposed the law on 3 March 2021 It had originally been planned to be introduced in 2020 but negotiations were required between the government s coalition partners with the Social Democratic Party of Germany eventually backing down on including small companies in the law after opposition from the CDU CSU 5 6 Reactions editHuman Rights Watch supported the passing of the law stating that the law is an important step toward meaningful corporate accountability but that it does not incorporate the highest international standards 7 The Confederation of German Employers Associations opposed the law arguing that it was too strict that it would force companies to stop operations in regions with poor human rights records and that foreign companies that do not have to comply with the German rules will jump in and replace German companies 8 Future Evolutions of the Supply Chain Act editThe future of the Supply Chain Act is evolving and the EU is expected to follow Germany in the coming years with a similarly sweeping piece of legislation Specifically the EU Supply Chain Directive will also cover the same measures as the German Supply Chain Act and is built to level the playing field for ESG initiatives and the people throughout the supply chain References edit The new Supply Chain Act Website of the Federal Government Noyan Oliver June 11 2021 Germany set to pass humanitarian supply chain law The New German Supply Chain Act Addleshaw Goddard Dr Squire Patton Boggs Fillmann reas Schmucker Markus 2023 02 10 German Supply Chain Act Lexology Retrieved 2023 04 03 Germany to implement supply chain law against exploitation DW 03 03 2021 DW COM Grosse Koalition einigt sich bei Lieferkettengesetz tagesschau de Germany New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction Human Rights Watch June 11 2021 Nienaber Holger Hansen Michael March 3 2021 German employers cry foul as Merkel s cabinet passes supply chain act via www reuters com a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Supply Chain Act amp 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