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State Secretary Tschan and energy sector representatives discuss human rights risks
State Secretary Lilian Tschan met with the Energy Sector Dialogue participants at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on 13 September 2023. The participants have taken an in-depth look at human rights risks in the supply chains of the German energy industry. The result is a publication outlining the potential human rights risks in six selected industry sections.
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CSR
Corporate social responsibility, or CSR for short, is about a company’s responsibility for its impact on society. This includes social, environmental and economic aspects. Find out more about CSR policies in Germany, Europe and global dimension.
Business & Human Rights
The responsibility of German companies along global supply and value chains: find out more about the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP), the German and European Supply Chain Act and implementation support for companies.
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Development Minister Schulze and Labour Minister Heil are travelling to Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire together
On the 20th of February, the "World Day of Social Justice", Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze and Federal Labour Minister Hubertus Heil started their journey to visit some of the people whose work comes at the start of global supply chains.
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EU supply chain law initiative
In a globalized economy it takes a European strategy to protect human rights and the environment in supply and value chains effectively. On 1 December 2022, the Council determined its negotiating position ("general approach") regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Supply Chain Conference
As part of Germany’s G7 Presidency, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs hosted a digital conference on sustainable value chains on 6 May 2022. The aim has been to give new impulses to the international debate on a binding standard in the field of business and human rights.
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