Pressemeldungen - Unternehmensverantwortung & Lieferkettengesetz

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."

 

Press release of the Supply Chain Act Initiative, in which FEMNET is involved.

Berlin. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (B'90/Greens) wants to advocate for the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) to be suspended for two years until the EU Supply Chain Act is implemented into German law. Habeck announced this today at the "Day of Family Businesses" in Berlin.

The coordinator of the "Supply Chain Act Initiative" Johanna Kusch says:

 "The initiative of Economics Minister Habeck is grotesque. It does a disservice to all companies that are already implementing the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and leads to uncertainty. Habeck damages the credibility of those Greens who have been campaigning for years in Germany and the European Union for the protection of human rights and the environment in supply chains. We assume that both his party colleagues and his responsible cabinet colleague, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil of the SPD, reject Habeck's solo effort and make it clear: A suspension of the Supply Chain Act is not up for debate!"

Press contact:
Initiative Lieferkettengesetz,
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The Supply Chain Act initiative is supported by:
Amnesty International, Association of One World Country Networks in Germany e.V. (agl), Bread for the World, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND), Christian Initiative Romero (CIR), CorA Network for Corporate Responsibility, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), FEMNET e.V., Forum Fairer Handel e.V., Germanwatch e.V.,  Greenpeace e.V., INKOTA-netzwerk e.V., Episcopal relief organization Misereor. V., Oxfam Germany e.V., SÜDWIND e.V., ver.di - United Services Union, WEED - World Economy, Ecology & Development e.V., Weltladen-Dachverband e.V., Werkstatt Ökonomie e.V.

In addition to the 20 supporting organisations, more than 120 other organisations support the alliance.