Downloads
Find below links to laws, legislative initiatives and other relevant compliance information.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions for future topics. Send an email to mw@wiedmann-compliance.de
Business and Human rights
Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz vom 11 Juni 2021:
Bundesgesetzblatt (bgbl.de) »
Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (English):
Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains Germany (bmas.de) »
EU Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (English version 23 February 2022):
Proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence and annex | European Commission (europa.eu) »
Richtlinie über die Sorgfaltspflichten von Unternehmen im Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit und zur Änderung der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/1937 vom 23. Februar 2022 (deutsche Fassung):
Europäische Richtlinie über die Sorgfaltspflichten von Unternehmen »
FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND EXPORT CONTROL („BAFA”) – GUIDANCE AND FURTHER INFORMATION RE TO THE GERMAN ACT ON CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS („LkSG”)
Guidance on cooperation in the supply chain between obligated companies and their suppliers
Guidance »
Reporting requirements/catalogue of questions according section 10 para. 2 of the LkSG (actual version as of August 2023 only available in German)
Fragenkatalog »
Guidance on conducting a risk analysis as required by the LKSG
Guidance »
Guidance on the complaints procedure under the LkSG
Guidance »
Guidance on the principle of appropriateness according to the requirements of the LkSG
Guidance »
Compliance
EU Richtlinie zum Schutz von Personen, die Verstöße gegen das Unionsrecht melden vom 23 October 2019 (Hinweisgeberrichtlinie):
EUR-Lex – 32019L1937 – DE – EUR-Lex (europa.eu) »
EU Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law of 23 October 2019 (Whistleblowing Directive):
Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (europa.eu) »