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On September 3, 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted an amendment to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). The reporting obligation will be deleted without replacement and the list of sanctions reduced.
The planned amendment to the Supply Chain Act does not help companies because it does not really reduce bureaucracy. The law is only to be weakened in some areas.
Nine major business associations from Germany have issued a joint appeal warning that progress on cutting red tape in Europe should not be jeopardized.
The VDMA regulatory cockpit provides you with a central, practical overview of current and upcoming regulations. It helps you identify relevant information at an early stage, evaluate it strategically, and derive concrete measures.
Did you miss the last Regul8 of the Conveyor Technology and Intralogistics Association? No problem, you can watch the two presentations on CSRD again here.
In the days leading up to Easter, there were a number of developments in the ESG area, from "Stop the Clock" to EUDR guidelines. We provide a brief overview and comment on the statements on the LkSG in the coalition agreement.
Package to reduce the bureaucratic burden on companies in the area of sustainability also provides for adjustments to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
In this session of the event series "With new knowledge into the year 2025", VDMA Power Systems will shed light on the topic of the CS3D supply chain law.
This year’s VDMA Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals on 21 November at Zeche Zollverein in Essen focused on current pressing issues such as securing raw materials, sustainability and the implementation of regulatory requirements.
The German Supply Chain Act places an undue burden on small and medium-sized industrial companies. The CDU/CSU is therefore quite rightly calling for it to be repealed in the Bundestag.
Obligation to submit the LkSG report for the 2023 financial year is again extended to 31.12.2025 by the government draft of the CSRD Implementation Act in order to avoid double reporting obligations for companies under the LkSG and CSRD.
Companies have the opportunity to participate in a BMAS dialog series on fair supply chains. The kick-off event will take place on November 11, 2024 in Berlin.
VDMA Informatik publishes the requirements specification for component manufacturers
Joint offer from Germany Trade & Invest (gtai), the Federal Foreign Office (AA) and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
The Council of the EU defined in December 2022 its position on corporate sustainability due diligence. Although there are some positive elements, VDMA calls on the Council to revise its position.
