Description

GR 901: Supply Chains Act

In countries such as the United Kingdom, the UK Modern Slavery Act already contains legal regulations relating to ethics and compliance in international supply chains.
However, France and the Netherlands also have corresponding laws in place in the form of the LoI de vigilance and the Child Labor Due Diligence Law.


Germany has so far relied on a voluntary commitment by companies, but now, with the passing of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG) (also known as the Supply Chain Act or Due Diligence Act), the legislature is also creating clear legal regulations for German companies with regard to international supply chains.

A violation can result in severe sanctions and reputational damage.

The German Low according to the supply chain will be valid soon!

On June 11, 2021, the German Bundestag passed the Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act (LkSG):

• From 2023, it will initially apply to companies with more than 3,000 employees.
• From 2024, it will then also apply to companies with more than 1,000 employees.
• After 2024, there will be a review on the further scope of the Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act (LkSG).

This workshop shows how you can complement your quality management system to meet the new legal requirements.

In simplified terms, companies that sell products in Germany to end customers are required to prove that they themselves and their supply chain respect and comply with basic human rights, as far as applicable to business contexts.
The aim of the law is to regulate corporate responsibility for the observance of human rights in relation to all products manufactured and sold in Germany.
Companies must provide proof of compliance to authorities or organizations that have yet to be defined. From 2023, there will be heavy financial penalties if it can be proven that the underlying obligations have not been met.

However, the idea of the law is not just to create more reports and increase bureaucracy, but for companies to actively deal with the issues and process them in a formative way.

We see this as a standard management function of every company and not as a fundamentally new requirement. Many companies have already anchored compliance and sustainability requirements in their supply chains on a voluntary basis.

All modern management systems of companies must be oriented to the context of the organization and be designed in such a way that changes in e.g. legal requirements and expectations can also be incorporated.
Risk management and due diligence with regard to economic and legal risks and in the event of non-compliance with customer expectations is daily practice. Here, risk management only needs to be extended to include sustainability aspects if it has not already been implemented anyway.
Of course, all this has to be anchored in the value system of the company by the top management.

In this workshop we will give you an overview of how you can align your existing management system to comply with the requirements of the Supply Chain Act.
The goal is to integrate your existing QMS without having to build new systems.

Together with you we will find solutions with acceptable effort!

Content

• Existing regulations on sustainable corporate governance
• (UN Global Compact, ISO 26000, SA8000 etc.)
• Classification of the supply chain law
• Evaluation and reporting systems
• Complaint systems
• Role and tasks of the manufacturer
• Role and tasks of the supplier
• Alignment with existing management system requirements
• (ISO9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS)
• Essential processes and methods to complement the existing system
• Procedure (assess - report - observe)
• Global supply chain assurance (self-reporting - expert assessment)
• Outlook

Duration

1 - 2 days