What is the Supply Chain Act?
(Passed June 2021 - In force 2023/2024)
Germany’s Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains:
- Requires German companies to protect human rights throughout their supply chains (including suppliers outside of Germany)
- Includes annual reporting obligations
- Requires companies to take systematic action with violating suppliers
- Monitors compliance, investigates grievances, imposes fines through the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
- Strengthens workers' rights, including mechanism for complaints
The Act applies to German headquartered companies:
- Starting 2023: with >3,000 employees
- Starting 2024: with >1,000 employees
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Prepare for Germany's Supply Chain Act.
For decades, Hohenstein has audited and evaluated production companies along the supply chain for fair working conditions and environmentally friendly processes.
- The OEKO-TEX® Code of Conduct builds human rights, social and ecological compliance into all OEKO-TEX® standards
- We certify responsible production sites according to OEKO-TEX® STeP, which includes clear scoring on the certificate for social performance
- We award the OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN label, which enables transparency and traceability of production facilities at product level
- The myOEKO-TEX® database facilitates supply chain management and tracks progress of your supply chain to your goals
- We are a certification body for awarding the Green Button seal