Current information with Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (status: end of October 2024):
The German Chancellor has made recent political statements to repeal the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the near future and replace it with a faithful national implementation of the EU Supply Chain Directive (CS3D). However, the LkSG is currently still a formally valid law. As soon as these political announcements have come into force or are concretely tangible, we will promptly adapt the content of the seminar. It therefore makes sense to keep abreast of current developments.
Contents
The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
- legislative process in Germany and at EU level.
- Overview of other national regulations in Europe.
- Outlook for the upcoming EU Supply Chain Directive (CS3D).
- Scope of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act.
- Which companies are affected?
- Which suppliers are included?
Which human rights do the due diligence obligations relate to?
- Integrity of life and health.
- Freedom from slavery and forced labor.
- Protection of children and freedom from child labor.
- Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
- Protection from torture.
- Prohibition of disregarding the respective nationally applicable occupational health and safety obligations.
- Prohibition of withholding an appropriate wage; compliance with minimum wage regulations.
- Prohibition of unequal treatment and discrimination of employees.
- Prohibition of the unlawful seizure of land, forests and bodies of water during acquisition, development or other use.
- Environmental obligations to protect human health.
- The ban on the import and export of hazardous waste.
Overview of the main due diligence obligations for companies
- Expansion of the existing compliance organization to include sustainability and human rights aspects in the supply chain.
- Declaration of principle on respect for human rights.
- Risk management to avert potential negative impacts on human rights.
- Risk analysis: Procedure for determining adverse effects on human rights.
- Complaints management, documentation and reporting.
Risk management and risk analysis
- Requirements for appropriate and effective risk management.
- Carrying out a risk analysis for the company's entire business area and all direct suppliers.
Preventive measures
If corresponding risks are identified within a supply chain as part of the risk analysis, preventive measures must be taken. These can be, for example
- Necessary changes to contractual arrangements with suppliers.
- Expansion of a "Code of Conduct for Suppliers", in which the company sets out its binding expectations for cooperation with suppliers.
- Obligation of the supplier to adhere to these compliance standards in the downstream supply chain as well.
- Regular reviews of existing and future suppliers with regard to their ability to comply with due diligence obligations.
- Introduction of control rights and implementation of regular and risk-based control measures.
- Requesting proof from the supplier that training has been carried out.
Remedial measures
- Necessary remedial measures in the event of suspected violation of the legal positions to be protected at direct suppliers.
- Termination of the business relationship.
Due diligence obligations for indirect suppliers
- What due diligence obligations apply to indirect suppliers.
Competent authority, powers
Provisions on fines
- Competent authority: BAFA.
- Powers, access rights, information and disclosure obligations.
- Obligations of the company to cooperate.
Learning environment
Your benefit
- Live training training. Compact knowledge in one day!
- You save time and travel/accommodation costs.
- You will learn in a practical and intensive way what the new Supply Chain Act means for German companies.
- You will learn what changes the Supply Chain Act entails.
- You will know how to implement these changes resulting from the new Supply Chain Act professionally and in compliance with the law in your daily practice.
- You protect yourself and do not risk any fines or proceedings and sanctions against your company.
The obligations of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act must be applied to large companies (more than 3,000 employees) from 01.01.2023, i.e. everything must be implemented and functioning from January 2023. This means that the companies concerned will only have a short amount of preparation time to carry out a risk analysis for all suppliers, review and, if necessary, adapt contracts, define prevention and control measures and adapt (existing) software or, if necessary, select and introduce new software.
Methods
Live training training. You will learn in a practical and intensive way what the new Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (LSKG) means for German companies, what changes it entails and how you can implement them professionally and in compliance with the law in your daily practice.
Recommended for
Those responsible who want to take on the Supply Chain Act in large, medium-sized or smaller companies - regardless of their basic traininglawyers, business economists, etc.).This course is aimed at (chief) compliance officers, compliance officers, procurement officers, employees from the auditing and risk management departments, managers, managing directors, (junior) managers, tax consultants and auditors and anyone who wants to learn in depth and in a practical way what the new Supply Chain Duty of Care Act means for all German companies, what changes it entails and how they can implement them professionally and in compliance with the law in their daily practice.
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Attendees comments
"The schedule was great - it had a clear structure and yet the focus was not just on dealing with the slides, but on addressing the participants and their questions. The input I received in the short time of just one day is highly recommended. This was certainly not my last training at the Haufe Akademie ."

"I particularly liked the basic information on the requirements of the LkSG. Fully informed and satisfied."

"Very close to practice. Interesting presentation and easy to follow. Always good performance."

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Start dates and details

Friday, 05.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 25.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm

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