by Samantha J. Rowe, Patricia Volhard, Philipp von Holst, Jin-Hyuk Jang, Christina Heil, Merryl Lawry-White, and Jan Schoberwalter
The German government has adopted a draft human rights due diligence regulation, the so-called Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettengesetz) (the “Act”), aimed at ensuring companies’ compliance with human rights with respect to their business activities throughout their global supply chains. The draft act is scheduled to enter into force in 2023 and will initially apply to companies with more than 3,000 employees.