Pressemeldungen - Unternehmensverantwortung & Lieferkettengesetz © FEMNET 15 January 2024 U-turn of the FDP in the EU supply chain law puts credibility of Germany at risk Press release of the Supply Chain Act initiativeBerlin. In today's Bureau decision, the FDP announced its intention to stop the EU Supply Chain Act. The FDP is thus positioning itself against the compromise reached by the EU Council and the European Parliament in December 2023. Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) had significantly shaped the negotiating position of the Federal Government and supported it until the end. Johannes Heeg, spokesperson of the civil society alliance “Initiative Supply Chain Law”, commented:"The EU Supply Chain Act is not about burdensome bureaucracy, but about basic human rights and environmental standards. With its U-turn just before the finish line, the FDP is jeopardising Germany's credibility in the EU in terms of sustainability. The FDP ignores the fact that countless German and European companies – including SMEs – endorse the German Supply Chain Act and publicly support a stricter EU law. With its blockade attitude, the FDP is also isolating itself internationally: The liberal group in the European Parliament celebrated the agreement on a compromise on the EU supply chain law in December as a great success. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now responsible for protecting the credibility of the German government in the EU. It is now up to the Chancellor to defend the compromise on the EU Supply Chain Act, which makes an important contribution to human rights and the environment without overburdening companies."Further information: FDP Bureau Decision on the EU Supply Chain Act of 15 January 2024 Agreement between the European Council and Parliament on a Compromise on the EU Supply Chain Act of 14.12.2023 Current representative survey The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) of 2,000 companies in Germany shows that only seven percent of companies reject an obligation to respect human rights and environmental standards in their supply chains. Press contact: Johannes Heeg, Spokesperson for the Supply Chain Act Initiative, Tel.: 0151-10611346, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.The Supply Chain Act initiative is supported by: Amnesty International Deutschland, Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eine Welt-Landesnetzwerke in Deutschland e.V. (agl), Brot für die Welt, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND), Christian Initiative Romero e.V. (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 Network e.V., Bischöfliches Hilfswerk MISEREOR e.V., Oxfam Deutschland e.V., SÜDWIND e.V., ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerk, WEED - Weltwirtschaft, Ökologie & Entwicklung e.V., Weltladen-Dachverband e.V., Werkstatt e.V. More than 120 other organisations support the Supply Chain Act initiative.
