The rapporteur for the proposed easing of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) wants to exempt more companies from CSRD requirements than the European Commission does. However, Jörgen Warborn does not intend to scrap the EU supply chain law entirely.
By Marc Winkelmann
In the negotiations on the supply chain law (CSDDD) and corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD), it is still unclear which demands will prevail. The EU Ombudsman is also investigating whether the European Commission has complied with the Better Regulation Guidelines.
By Marc Winkelmann
90 European economists are speaking out against the weakening of the EU Supply Chain Directive announced by the EU Commission. At the same time, NGOs report initial successes of the German law in a study.
By Caspar Dohmen
SPD MEP René Repasi and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil have spoken out against Friedrich Merz's call to repeal the Supply Chain Directive. The EU Commission also opposed this on Monday.
By Manuel Berkel
After much pressure from the business community and the EPP, the member states want to postpone two controversial sustainability laws for companies. The supply chain law (CSDDD) is to be applied a year later, and the sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) is not to come into force until 2027.
By Marion Bergermann
The EU Commission wants to relieve the bureaucratic burden on companies. For example, due diligence obligations in supply chains are to be limited to direct business relationships. However, opposition is forming.
By Amelie Richter
On Saturday, Turgunjan Alawdun was elected the fourth president of the World Uyghur Congress. The 58-year-old says that the Chinese offered him a lot of money for his withdrawal. But instead he remained firm and accepted the consequences for himself and his family.
By Marcel Grzanna
Turgunjan Alawdun is a founding member of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). After 20 years, the 58-year-old is now taking over as president. A difficult task awaits him.
By Marcel Grzanna
The German Economy Minister is considering pausing the German Supply Chain Act for two years – until the stricter EU rules come into effect across Europe. The aim is to reduce bureaucracy.
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The EU supply chain law (CSDDD) is to be adopted by Parliament at the end of April. Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil plans to implement it quickly – and wants to advocate for a global agreement at UN level.
By Leonie Düngefeld
