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The Sector Dialogues of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs held a seminar discussing how companies can effectively address and mitigate human rights risks within their supply and value chains through collaborative grievance mechanisms. The recording of the seminar is now available online.

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The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) provides companies plenty of leeway when conducting a risk analysis. However, this does not mean that companies can indiscriminately request information from all suppliers. The new Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) FAQ provide practical information in English on this matter.
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The Sector Dialogues of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs hosted a conference on the strengths and weaknesses of voluntary sustainability standards for human rights due diligence.
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The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development hosted a conference on the role of multi-stakeholder initiatives for the implementation of CSDDD.

The Federal Government would like to help companies implement human rights due diligence. In this context, it has collected various forms of implementation support, which provide companies with the necessary know-how and offer assistance with concrete challenges.

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