{"id":7083,"date":"2024-10-02T23:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guenzel-consulting.com\/the-supply-chain-act-lksg-significance-compliance-and-implementation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T23:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:31:43","slug":"the-supply-chain-act-lksg-significance-compliance-and-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guenzel-consulting.com\/en\/the-supply-chain-act-lksg-significance-compliance-and-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sup\u00adp\u00adly Chain Act (LkSG) \u2014 signi\u00adfi\u00adcan\u00adce, com\u00adpli\u00adance and implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"
This law, offi\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly known as the \u201cAct on Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Due Dili\u00adgence to Pre\u00advent Human Rights Vio\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons in Sup\u00adp\u00adly Chains (LkSG)\u201d, was pas\u00adsed by the Ger\u00adman Bun\u00addes\u00adtag in 2021 and aims to ensu\u00adre that human rights and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal due dili\u00adgence obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons are obser\u00adved along the enti\u00adre sup\u00adp\u00adly chain. Ent\u00adry into force of the law:<\/strong><\/p>\n Important to know:<\/strong> A simi\u00adlar bill is curr\u00adent\u00adly being dis\u00adcus\u00adsed in the EU Par\u00adlia\u00adment, which could poten\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly app\u00adly to com\u00adpa\u00adnies with 200\u2013250 employees and\/or a tur\u00adno\u00adver of \u20ac50 mil\u00adli\u00adon from 2025. Basi\u00adcal\u00adly, every com\u00adpa\u00adny is affec\u00adted:<\/strong> Regard\u00adless of size, every com\u00adpa\u00adny is part of a sup\u00adp\u00adly chain and has a respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty to com\u00adply with it. Bewa\u00adre of risks:<\/strong> If risks or vio\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons beco\u00adme known in any part of the value chain, com\u00adpa\u00adnies are obli\u00adged to take appro\u00adpria\u00adte mea\u00adsu\u00adres. Con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon:<\/strong> The Sup\u00adp\u00adly Chain Act places a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty on com\u00adpa\u00adnies to ensu\u00adre respect for human rights and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal stan\u00addards along the enti\u00adre sup\u00adp\u00adly chain. This law, offi\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly known as the \u201cAct on Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Due [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[328,326,330,329,327,332,331,324,325,333],"class_list":["post-7083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technical-contribution","tag-corporate-responsibility","tag-duties-of-care","tag-environmental-standards","tag-global-supply-chains","tag-human-rights","tag-preventing-child-labor","tag-reporting","tag-risk-management","tag-supply-chain-act","tag-sustainable-supply-chain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\nCus\u00adto\u00admers will incre\u00adasing\u00adly demand pro\u00adof of com\u00adpli\u00adance with the\u00adse obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons, cove\u00adring the enti\u00adre jour\u00adney of a pro\u00adduct or ser\u00advice from raw mate\u00adri\u00adal to end con\u00adsu\u00admer. Glo\u00adbal sup\u00adp\u00adly chains at a glan\u00adce:<\/strong> An illus\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adve exam\u00adp\u00adle is a T\u2011shirt that is trans\u00adpor\u00adted up to 18,000 km befo\u00adre being sold in a Ger\u00adman store, whe\u00adre up to 450 peo\u00adp\u00adle may be invol\u00adved in the pro\u00adcess \u2014 from cot\u00adton pickers to truck dri\u00advers. Chal\u00adlenges:<\/strong> Glo\u00adbal sup\u00adp\u00adly chains often con\u00adce\u00adal serious abu\u00adses such as child labor, slavery, forced labor, explo\u00adita\u00adti\u00adon, dis\u00adcri\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, lack of labor rights and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal degra\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon. Imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of the law:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n
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\nIt calls on com\u00adpa\u00adnies to act proac\u00adtively and make their sup\u00adp\u00adly chains trans\u00adpa\u00adrent and sus\u00adtainable. Find out more in our free web\u00adi\u00adnar on March 1, 2024!<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"