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CSR-practice

On February 25 2025, the Sector Dialogues of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) conducted the online seminar “Collaboration on grievance mechanisms – how to make complaint channels more effective”.

CSR-practice

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.

Supply chain act

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.

Europe
Supply chain act

Following approval by the EU Parliament in April 2024, formal approval has been given by the European Council: The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has been adopted.

International

Today’s launch of the cross-company grievance mechanism (Spanish: Mecanismo de Reclamación de Derechos Humanos – MRDH) is marking an important step towards a just automotive supply chain ensuring access to remedy for workers and affected individuals in Mexico.

CSR-practice

The Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry publishes recommendations for the appropriate use of voluntary sustainability standards in the implementation of human rights due diligence.

Supply chain act
NAP

As of 1 January 2024, companies with at least 1,000 employees are subject to the regulations outlined in the German Supply Chain Act - among them, of course, several automotive suppliers. In their quest for guidance and good practice they - as well as companies from other industries - can benefit from the insights generated by the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry.