Moving the Needle 2: The German Due Diligence Act and Consequences for Asian producers

Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 2 | Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains in mid-2021, which aims to prevent human rights violations. Stage One will come into force in January 2023, with a broader scope scheduled for January 2024. This online seminar explores the Act and how it will impact Asian producers. It will also introduce a new GIZ project called Initiative Global Solidarity, which aims to empower buyers and suppliers to cooperate and improve effective due diligence systems in their supply chains through shared responsibility approaches. The event took place on 23rd November 2021. This is the second online seminar (recorded webinar) in a series on the new legal landscape and aims to alert all stakeholders to the dawn of a new era of mandatory due diligence around social and environmental issues.