© Olga Gorovenko - depositphotos.com European firewall fell, human rights protections sacrificed - Supply Chain Act initiative condemns EU alliance with right-wing extremists Today, the positioning on the Omnibus I package was voted again in the European Parliament – after no agreement was reached on the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs two weeks ago. Today's majority was achieved by the votes of the right-wing and far-right factions. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 14 November 2025 Read more …
A sign with the inscription Supply Chains on the quayside of a cargo port Supply chain laws under pressure: Reducing bureaucracy instead of human rights? The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) is regarded as a milestone: For the first time, it obliges companies to take responsibility for human rights and the environment along their entire supply chains. But this progress is on the brink. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 12 November 2025 Read more …
© BLAST How an App Helps Women in Bangladesh's Textile Factories Get Their Right Bangladesh is one of the most important production sites of the global fashion industry – and at the same time a place where millions of workers have to fight for fair conditions on a daily basis. Our partner BLAST (Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust) has developed an app that gives textile workers easy access to information, advice and legal assistance. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 11 November 2025 Read more …
© Initiative Supply Chain Act Global pressure on the Chancellor: More than 210,000 people and trade unionists from Pakistan and Bangladesh call for preservation of supply chain law The petition of the Supply Chain Act Initiative to preserve the Supply Chain Act and the EU Supply Chain Directive has received over 210,000 signatures. Together with trade unionists and scientists from Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries, the initiative handed over the petition today. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 08 October 2025 Read more …
© joyful - depositphotos.com Mitigation instead of implementation: An overview of the state of play of the European Supply Chain Act On 3 September 2025, the Federal Cabinet decided to significantly weaken the German Supply Chain Act: The reporting obligation is suspended and sanctions are only provided for in the case of serious infringements. While this eliminates central instruments of national law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) also threatens to be diluted at European level. Negotiations are ongoing in Brussels – time to take a look at the state of play. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 05 September 2025 Read more …
© AI-generated 285 organizations around the world are calling for: Pay Your Workers – Respect Labour Rights Amsterdam/Florence/Cologne. The campaign for clean clothing, shareholders for change and the umbrella organisation of critical shareholders call on Adidas AG to comply with workers' rights in the global supply chain before the Annual General Meeting on May 15. Workers in Myanmar and Cambodia report human rights violations such as wage theft, illegal layoffs and obstruction of trade union activities. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 14 May 2025 Read more …
© Initiative Supply Chain Act Chancellor Merz attacks supply chain law - Civil Society Alliance of over 90 organisations launches petition Berlin. On his inaugural visit to Brussels last Friday, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced his intention to abolish the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG). He also spoke out clearly against the planned EU Supply Chain Directive (CSDDD). A broad civil society alliance reacts with strong protest – and launches the petition “No profits without conscience - protect human rights and the environment!” Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 13 May 2025 Read more …
A Thai worker holds up a sign saying 'Otto - Help us to get our wages back' Workers in Thailand produced clothes for Otto Group brands – they have been waiting for their wages for five years "I want to say to OTTO that we have been making clothes for ten years," says Hnin Hnin*, a worker from Myanmar who made clothes for OTTO brands in the Thai Royal Knitting factory. “We have been harmed and feel hopeless, but we want help to get the money we deserve.” In April 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the management of the Royal Knitting Factory in Thailand dismissed Hnin Hnin and a further 208 employees without notice. More than 90 percent of those affected are women from Myanmar. Their employer unlawfully refused them wages for work done and severance pay. Almost five years later, and despite the Thai court ruling against Royal Knitting, the 209 workers are still waiting for over $1,000,000 in unpaid wages and severance payments. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 13 February 2025 Read more …
Going it alone on the Supply Chain Act: Habeck stabs Greens and responsible companies in the back FEMNET Chairwoman Dr. Gisela Burckhardt comments: "With today's proposal to suspend the LkSG for two years, Habeck stabs all those who have been fighting for years for a legal regulation in the back. It unsettles companies, civil society feels fooled. This could have implications for the EU elections." Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 07 June 2024 Read more …
EU Supply Chain Act takes final hurdle - paradigm shift in human rights and environmental protection Berlin. In the future, large companies in the EU will have to work towards compliance with human rights and environmental standards in their supply chains. Der Rat der Europäischen Union hat die entsprechende Richtlinie, das sogenannte EU-Lieferkettengesetz, heute final beschlossen. This puts an end to months of political tug-of-war, in which the FDP in particular wanted to bring the project down on the German side. EU Member States now have two years to transpose the project into national law. The Federal Government must adapt the existing German Supply Chain Act accordingly. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 24 May 2024 Read more …
