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Starting in 2024, it extends its reach to companies based in Germany with more than 1000 employees.",{"type":65,"attrs":150,"content":151},{"textAlign":29},[152],{"text":153,"type":60},"With the Supply Chain Act, the German government is pursuing the clear goal of increasing the transparency of global supply chains and ensuring the protection of human rights and environmental standards. This includes compliance with human rights standards, such as the prohibition of child and forced labour, slavery, disregard of labour protection obligations and freedom of association, inequality and withholding of an adequate wage, certain environmental pollutions relevant to human rights, as well as land deprivation, torture and inhumane treatment.",{"type":65,"attrs":155,"content":156},{"textAlign":29},[157],{"text":158,"type":60},"In addition to this, the LkSG considers environmental protection agreements, such as the Minamata Convention (risks from mercury-containing products), the PoPs Convention (risks from certain persistent organic pollutants), and the Basel Convention (risks from international waste transport). The implementation of the LkSG is intended to protect the rights of workers and minimise environmental impacts. 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In particular, it creates transparency and accountability by requiring companies to disclose their activities in supply chains. This makes potential human rights and environmental risks visible and enables companies to identify these risks and take appropriate action. This not only reduces business risks, but also ensures that legal requirements are met. 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The Act will hold companies responsible for any human rights violations along the entire supply chain, down to the raw material. It looks to protect fundamental human rights while ensuring decent working conditions for those responsible with the production of goods and the provision of services.",{"type":65,"attrs":509,"content":510},{"textAlign":29},[511],{"text":512,"type":60},"To help you prepare, this article will cover the following topics: ",{"type":514,"attrs":515,"content":517},"ordered_list",{"order":516},1,[518,526,533,540],{"type":519,"content":520},"list_item",[521],{"type":65,"attrs":522,"content":523},{"textAlign":29},[524],{"text":525,"type":60},"What are the requirements of the German Supply Chain Act?",{"type":519,"content":527},[528],{"type":65,"attrs":529,"content":530},{"textAlign":29},[531],{"text":532,"type":60},"Which companies fall under the Act?",{"type":519,"content":534},[535],{"type":65,"attrs":536,"content":537},{"textAlign":29},[538],{"text":539,"type":60},"What steps can companies take to stay LkSG-compliant",{"type":519,"content":541},[542],{"type":65,"attrs":543,"content":544},{"textAlign":29},[545],{"text":546,"type":60},"How can companies protect themselves? ",{"type":65,"attrs":548},{"textAlign":29},{"type":54,"attrs":550,"content":551},{"level":56,"textAlign":29},[552],{"text":553,"type":60,"marks":554},"The requirements of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG): An overview",[555],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":557,"content":558},{"textAlign":29},[559,561,567,569,573],{"text":560,"type":60},"It all began with the ",{"text":562,"type":60,"marks":563},"UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights",[564],{"type":74,"attrs":565},{"href":566,"uuid":29,"anchor":29,"target":194,"linktype":195},"https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Business/Intro_Guiding_PrinciplesBusinessHR.pdf",{"text":568,"type":60},", published in 2011. The Guiding Principles contain three chapters, or pillars: ",{"text":570,"type":60,"marks":571},"protect, respect and remedy",[572],{"type":63},{"text":574,"type":60},". Each defines concrete, actionable steps for governments and companies to meet their respective duties and responsibilities to prevent human rights abuses in company operations and provide remedies if such abuses take place.",{"type":65,"attrs":576,"content":577},{"textAlign":29},[578],{"text":579,"type":60},"10 years later, on February 12, 2021, the first draft of the German Supply Chain Act was passed. The legal requirements position corporate due diligence at the core of the law, with a big emphasis placed on the supply chain as a whole. Organisations are now required to perform due diligence along the entire supply chain—including Tier-N.",{"type":65,"attrs":581,"content":582},{"textAlign":29},[583,585,587,588,590,594,596,602],{"text":584,"type":60},"In essence, to comply with the requirements of the Act, organisations must adopt risk management practices centred around complete supply chain visibility (SCV). This should be done in an effort to prevent unethical business practices, such as damages to the environment, worker exploitations and other human rights violations, etc. Special care must be taken with raw materials by determining their sustainability and ensuring that no conflict minerals are present in the supply chain. Finally, all service providers and logistics partners must be monitored and evaluated, to prevent any sustainability risks from external factors.",{"type":586},"hard_break",{"type":586},{"text":589,"type":60},"In addition to implementing due diligence processes, companies subject to the LkSG must also submit an annual report to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). This report outlines how the company is meeting its obligations under the law. For a detailed overview of what the BAFA report requires and how to submit it, read our ",{"text":591,"type":60,"marks":592},"full guide",[593],{"type":63},{"text":595,"type":60}," on ",{"text":460,"type":60,"marks":597},[598],{"type":74,"attrs":599},{"href":600,"uuid":601,"anchor":29,"target":78,"linktype":79},"/articles/a-step-by-step-guide-to-bafa-reporting","efd90292-01b1-43ee-8e7b-cc74dca4bc27",{"text":603,"type":60},".",{"type":54,"attrs":605,"content":606},{"level":56,"textAlign":29},[607,608],{"type":586},{"text":609,"type":60,"marks":610},"Who does the LkSG apply to?",[611],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":613,"content":614},{"textAlign":29},[615],{"text":616,"type":60},"The Supply Chain Act had come into force on January 1st, 2023, and had affected companies with at least 3000 employees. Global organisations with complex supply chains had therefore been affected. Starting in 2024, companies with more than 1000 employees had also been affected.",{"type":65,"attrs":618},{"textAlign":29},{"type":54,"attrs":620,"content":621},{"level":56,"textAlign":29},[622],{"text":623,"type":60,"marks":624},"What penalties are companies facing in this environment?",[625],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":627,"content":628},{"textAlign":29},[629,631,635],{"text":630,"type":60},"The fines for companies that violate the requirements of the Lieferkettengesetz—companies that do not take ‘appropriate measures’ to respect human rights and the environment within their supply chains—amount to",{"text":632,"type":60,"marks":633}," 2 percent of their annual global turnover, depending on their size.",[634],{"type":63},{"text":636,"type":60}," ",{"type":65,"attrs":638,"content":639},{"textAlign":29},[640],{"text":641,"type":60},"These fines can be anywhere between 100k and 800k EUR. For companies with an annual revenue of 400 million EUR, for example, the fine can go up to 8 million EUR. Additionally, companies that violate the Act will be excluded from public tenders for three years.",{"type":65,"attrs":643},{"textAlign":29},{"type":54,"attrs":645,"content":646},{"level":56,"textAlign":29},[647],{"text":648,"type":60,"marks":649},"LkSG protection measures",[650],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":652,"content":653},{"textAlign":29},[654],{"text":655,"type":60,"marks":656},"Companies must ensure Tier-N transparency through supplier monitoring. ",[657],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":659,"content":660},{"textAlign":29},[661,663,670],{"text":662,"type":60},"This is a crucial step in ensuring ",{"text":664,"type":60,"marks":665},"LkSG compliance",[666],{"type":74,"attrs":667},{"href":668,"uuid":669,"anchor":29,"target":78,"linktype":79},"/articles/navigating-compliance-the-german-supply-chain-due-diligence-act-lksg","3b60f89a-d246-4614-aba3-9ea58cf73b79",{"text":671,"type":60},"—but these measures should be taken regardless of legislative requirements. Every company, regardless of country-specific laws, should take proactive steps to monitor their supply chain, down to the raw material. ",{"type":65,"attrs":673,"content":674},{"textAlign":29},[675],{"text":676,"type":60,"marks":677},"Why? ",[678],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":680,"content":681},{"textAlign":29},[682,684,691],{"text":683,"type":60},"Research shows that one of the biggest threats to modern supply chains is the ever-increasing number of third parties involved. This is because, the more Tier-N suppliers a company has, the higher the risk of one—or more—of them being involved in illegal or unethical practices, such as corruption, fraud, money laundering, human trafficking, slavery, inhumane working conditions, environmental damage, etc. Thus, by not staying informed of what is going on in the supply chain—of the business practices of all suppliers, including ",{"text":685,"type":60,"marks":686},"Tier-N",[687],{"type":74,"attrs":688},{"href":689,"uuid":690,"anchor":29,"target":78,"linktype":79},"/cases/achieving-tier-n-transparency-with-prewave","3a3389a2-18d7-4a8b-993d-13585c6f3e68",{"text":692,"type":60},"—companies are exposing themselves to potentially irreparable financial and reputational damages. ",{"type":65,"attrs":694,"content":695},{"textAlign":29},[696],{"text":697,"type":60},"Let’s imagine that a fire has broken out in China, at a supplier’s factory. Your company depends on this supplier to deliver the materials you need on time, but they are unable to do so due to this unforeseen circumstance. This normally would not be a problem, because you would be able to source the material from another factory, but this supplier has failed to inform you of the situation, and while Chinese media did report on the incident, your local media did not. By the time you realise what has happened, your shipment is late, production has halted, and unhappy customers are cancelling their orders, leading to a significant financial loss. ",{"type":65,"attrs":699,"content":700},{"textAlign":29},[701],{"text":702,"type":60},"Or let’s imagine that another supplier has been accused of creating and fostering inhumane working conditions, thus endangering the physical and mental wellbeing of their employees. Once again, you are not informed of this until the name of your business is plastered across local and international headlines—in direct association with your supplier. By the time you realise what is happening, it is too late: your business has been tainted by the actions of your supplier, and your reputation will most likely never recover.",{"type":65,"attrs":704,"content":705},{"textAlign":29},[706,708,714,716,722],{"text":707,"type":60},"These examples, while fiction, are reflected in recent reports, which show that the risk of third parties being involved in illegal or unethical practices is steadily increasing. According to ",{"text":709,"type":60,"marks":710},"Global Financial Integrity",[711],{"type":74,"attrs":712},{"href":713,"uuid":29,"anchor":29,"target":194,"linktype":195},"https://gfintegrity.org/",{"text":715,"type":60},", levels of trade-related illicit fund flows have barely changed from 2006 to 2015, and IFF remains a significant feature of global trade. Furthermore, the commitment of high-level management to managing supply chain risks has fallen from 41% in 2017 to 26% in 2019, according to a ",{"text":717,"type":60,"marks":718},"BCI report",[719],{"type":74,"attrs":720},{"href":721,"uuid":29,"anchor":29,"target":194,"linktype":195},"https://www.zurich.co.uk/news-and-insight/resources-and-reports",{"text":603,"type":60},{"type":65,"attrs":724,"content":725},{"textAlign":29},[726],{"text":727,"type":60},"If your business is exposed to a an external threat caused by a third party, the business will be in direct violation of LkSG requirements, regardless of your level of influence over the supplier. Had you been informed of the event during—or even before—it took place, you could have cut ties with the supplier and avoided the hefty fine and reputational damages that come with LkSG violations. ",{"type":65,"attrs":729,"content":730},{"textAlign":29},[731],{"text":732,"type":60},"This is why Tier-N transparency is crucial—and why Prewave should be your chosen LkSG partner. ",{"type":65,"attrs":734,"content":735},{"textAlign":29},[736,738,745],{"text":737,"type":60},"Prewave’s ",{"text":739,"type":60,"marks":740},"Tier-N Transparency tool",[741],{"type":74,"attrs":742},{"href":743,"uuid":744,"anchor":29,"target":78,"linktype":79},"/platform/tier-n-supply-chain-mapping","85c2e228-6d20-4ecc-b0c2-4a6824fdd9b4",{"text":746,"type":60}," helps you manage future incidents by enabling you to react to any present or potential risks as quickly as possible, through a monitoring system that gives you information in real time. The incidents are also categorised based on various levels of risk, which helps you determine where action is needed.  ",{"type":65,"attrs":748,"content":749},{"textAlign":29},[750],{"text":751,"type":60},"Prewave monitors a company’s suppliers—present and future—and provides relevant alerts when an incident that may be in direct violation of the German Supply Chain Act occurs. Thus, the risk of unknowingly violating applicable laws decreases significantly.",{"type":65,"attrs":753},{"textAlign":29},{"type":54,"attrs":755,"content":756},{"level":177,"textAlign":29},[757],{"text":758,"type":60,"marks":759},"Conclusion",[760],{"type":63},{"type":65,"attrs":762,"content":763},{"textAlign":29},[764],{"text":765,"type":60},"If you are looking for a partner that can make this compliance journey easier, look no further. ",{"type":65,"attrs":767,"content":768},{"textAlign":29},[769],{"text":770,"type":60},"Prewave has been supporting businesses like yours for years, and we are continuously perfecting our processes to ensure complete alignment with present and future supply chain legislation. ","6 min read",{"_uid":451,"title":466,"plugin":452,"og_image":773,"og_title":774,"description":775,"twitter_image":773,"twitter_title":466,"og_description":775,"twitter_description":775},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/297658/1920x960/08ef8e8b1b/the-german-supply-chain-act.jpg","LkSG Compliance: Understanding the German Supply Chain Act & Due Diligence","Learn how to comply with the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG), mitigate supplier risks, and ensure Tier-N transparency with real-time monitoring solutions.",{"id":777,"alt":778,"name":459,"focus":459,"title":778,"source":459,"filename":773,"copyright":459,"fieldtype":461,"meta_data":779,"is_external_url":11},21766299,"The German Supply Chain Act (LkSG)",{"alt":778,"title":778,"source":459,"copyright":459},[],[782,1097,1442],{"name":783,"created_at":784,"published_at":785,"updated_at":786,"id":787,"uuid":788,"content":789,"slug":1082,"full_slug":1083,"sort_by_date":1084,"position":1085,"tag_list":1086,"is_startpage":11,"parent_id":1087,"meta_data":29,"group_id":1088,"first_published_at":1089,"release_id":29,"lang":35,"path":29,"alternates":1090,"default_full_slug":1091,"translated_slugs":1092,"_stopResolving":43},"German Government Announces LkSG Update Proposal","2026-05-06T07:31:13.339Z","2026-05-26T15:12:21.615Z","2026-05-26T15:12:21.637Z",173519148431044,"c6a2c716-2bcc-4f4e-b37d-26731a3de4ab",{"big":11,"_uid":790,"type":791,"pinned":11,"section":793,"tagline":1065,"metatags":1066,"overline":1070,"component":456,"thumbnail":1071,"additional_seo":1074,"related_articles":1075,"footer_cta_text_alt":1079},"43d1daf6-9e44-4ad4-a10c-e756b640a4e2",[792],"caaa14d6-ad7d-4571-8cac-c12f74cbf6f8",[794],{"_uid":795,"title":783,"content":796,"subtitle":459,"component":448},"98eb847b-2e19-47ed-9eff-03c0bd068454",[797],{"_uid":798,"is_big":11,"content":799,"component":447},"8c77d545-5076-4cf8-a710-fa5e9c132d99",{"type":51,"content":800},[801,809,811,815,819,835,855,861,862,867,868,873,883,887,936,940,941,946,950,960,961,966,975,979,980,985,989,1003,1004,1009,1013,1017,1018,1023,1027,1053,1057,1061],{"type":65,"content":802},[803,807],{"text":804,"type":60,"marks":805},"Disclaimer: ",[806],{"type":63},{"text":808,"type":60},"The information provided in this update is preliminary and based on the current proposal by the German cabinet from August 29. It may be subject to changes during the legislative process, with formal confirmation being the official publication in the German legal journal. This update is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.",{"type":810},"horizontal_rule",{"type":65,"content":812},[813],{"text":814,"type":60},"On September 3, 2025, the German cabinet formally agreed on a proposal to amend the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) during a transitional period. The transitional period will end once the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is transposed into national law.",{"type":65,"content":816},[817],{"text":818,"type":60},"The most significant proposed amendments are the removal of reporting obligations and the reduced applicability of sanctions, exclusively to severe violations.",{"type":65,"content":820},[821,823,827,829,833],{"text":822,"type":60},"While these amendments may ease some administrative burden, ",{"text":824,"type":60,"marks":825},"core due diligence obligations",[826],{"type":63},{"text":828,"type":60}," ",{"text":830,"type":60,"marks":831},"remain in effect",[832],{"type":63},{"text":834,"type":60},". ",{"type":836,"content":837},"bullet_list",[838,849],{"type":519,"content":839},[840],{"type":65,"content":841},[842,844,848],{"text":843,"type":60},"Corporate responsibilities, including establishing risk management systems, conducting risk analysis, and implementing preventative and remedial measures, ",{"text":845,"type":60,"marks":846},"are not fundamentally altered by this proposal",[847],{"type":63},{"text":834,"type":60},{"type":519,"content":850},[851],{"type":65,"content":852},[853],{"text":854,"type":60},"Companies must still be prepared to provide documentation of your due diligence procedures if an investigation is initiated by the enforcement agency (BAFA).",{"type":65,"content":856},[857],{"text":858,"type":60,"marks":859},"If you are a Prewave customer, your contact will be available to answer your questions on the proposal. ",[860],{"type":63},{"type":810},{"type":54,"attrs":863,"content":864},{"level":56},[865],{"text":866,"type":60},"FAQ: German Government LkSG Announcement",{"type":65},{"type":54,"attrs":869,"content":870},{"level":56},[871],{"text":872,"type":60},"What has happened?",{"type":65,"content":874},[875,877,881],{"text":876,"type":60},"The German cabinet has formally agreed on a proposal to amend the ",{"text":878,"type":60,"marks":879},"German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) ",[880],{"type":63},{"text":882,"type":60},"during a transitional period. If passed, the proposal marks a key step towards implementing the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). ",{"type":65,"content":884},[885],{"text":886,"type":60},"The key elements of the cabinet's decision are:",{"type":836,"content":888},[889,904,926],{"type":519,"content":890},[891],{"type":65,"content":892},[893,897,899,903],{"text":894,"type":60,"marks":895},"Replacement of the LkSG:",[896],{"type":63},{"text":898,"type":60}," The government has confirmed its intention to replace the LkSG with a new national law. This fully transposes the CSDDD by the new, postponed EU deadline of ",{"text":900,"type":60,"marks":901},"July 26, 2027",[902],{"type":63},{"text":603,"type":60},{"type":519,"content":905},[906],{"type":65,"content":907},[908,912,914,918,920,924],{"text":909,"type":60,"marks":910},"Interim Amendments:",[911],{"type":63},{"text":913,"type":60}," The formal proposal would amend the LkSG for the period leading up to the new CSDDD law. Most significantly it would ",{"text":915,"type":60,"marks":916},"remove reporting obligations",[917],{"type":63},{"text":919,"type":60}," and reduce the ",{"text":921,"type":60,"marks":922},"applicability of sanctions",[923],{"type":63},{"text":925,"type":60}," only to severe violations.",{"type":519,"content":927},[928],{"type":65,"content":929},[930,934],{"text":931,"type":60,"marks":932},"CSRD Transposition:",[933],{"type":63},{"text":935,"type":60}," the cabinet also agreed on a proposal for transposing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – a related but separate legislative process.",{"type":65,"content":937},[938],{"text":939,"type":60},"These proposals are aligned with the general principles of the coalition agreement. As with any legislative process, the proposal may see further changes in the Bundestag and Bundesrat.",{"type":65},{"type":54,"attrs":942,"content":943},{"level":56},[944],{"text":945,"type":60},"What does the proposal mean for businesses?",{"type":65,"content":947},[948],{"text":949,"type":60},"Despite the aforementioned amendments, the proposal does not fundamentally alter corporate responsibility under the law. Core due diligence obligations, e.g. establishing risk management systems, conducting risk analyses, and implementing preventative/remedial measures, remain in effect. ",{"type":65,"content":951},[952,954,958],{"text":953,"type":60},"The law maintains a ",{"text":955,"type":60,"marks":956},"documentation requirement",[957],{"type":63},{"text":959,"type":60},". You must be prepared to provide information about your due diligence procedures if the enforcement agency (BAFA) initiates an investigation.",{"type":65},{"type":54,"attrs":962,"content":963},{"level":56},[964],{"text":965,"type":60},"What happens next?",{"type":65,"content":967},[968,970,974],{"text":969,"type":60},"The proposal will first be subject to a review by the Bundesrat, which has up to six weeks to respond. The cabinet will then introduce the bill, with the comments from the Bundesrat, to the Bundestag. Based on the parliamentary calendar, a vote in the Bundestag could happen (at earliest) by the end of ",{"text":971,"type":60,"marks":972},"September 2025",[973],{"type":63},{"text":603,"type":60},{"type":65,"content":976},[977],{"text":978,"type":60},"Amendments will be published in the legal journal (Bundesgesetzblatt) after the vote. Until then, the LkSG and all existing reporting obligations remain in force.",{"type":65},{"type":54,"attrs":981,"content":982},{"level":56},[983],{"text":984,"type":60},"When can we expect the full replacement of the LkSG?",{"type":65,"content":986},[987],{"text":988,"type":60},"The CSDDD requires the government to publish legislation implementing the directive (transposition) at latest by July 2027. The successor law to the LkSG that will transpose the CSDDD requirements into national law is foreseen to apply in a phased approach:",{"type":836,"content":990},[991,997],{"type":519,"content":992},[993],{"type":65,"content":994},[995],{"text":996,"type":60},"For companies with more than 3000 employees and €900 million revenue by July 2028.",{"type":519,"content":998},[999],{"type":65,"content":1000},[1001],{"text":1002,"type":60},"For companies with more than 1000 employees and €450 million revenue by July 2029.",{"type":65},{"type":54,"attrs":1005,"content":1006},{"level":56},[1007],{"text":1008,"type":60},"Is due diligence still legally required?",{"type":65,"content":1010},[1011],{"text":1012,"type":60},"Yes. The law amends enforcement rather than business requirements. 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The result is an independent, evidence-based view of the procurement technology landscape, one that procurement leaders actively rely on when evaluating solutions, building business cases and gaining internal buy-in for technology investments. ",{"type":65,"attrs":3399,"content":3400},{"textAlign":29},[3401],{"text":3402,"type":60},"Prewave CEO, Harald Nitschinger, was delighted with Prewave’s inclusion, which indicates that our solution has been independently assessed and confirmed against the standards procurement leaders use to build their shortlists.",{"type":65,"attrs":3404,"content":3405},{"textAlign":29},[3406],{"text":3407,"type":60,"marks":3408},"“Being validated in The Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap Procurement Technology Assessment is a strong endorsement of the trust our clients – including BMW, Volvo Group, and Kärcher – place in us. 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Within the broader SVM landscape, these capabilities support more resilient supplier strategies by improving visibility and enabling faster, more informed decision-making.",{"type":65,"attrs":3603,"content":3604},{"textAlign":29},[3605,3607,3610,3615,3616,3617,3621,3622,3628],{"text":3606,"type":60},"Want to see how Prewave can support your supplier risk and resilience strategy?",{"text":828,"type":60,"marks":3608},[3609],{"type":63},{"text":3611,"type":60,"marks":3612},"Book a demo with a supply chain expert today.",[3613],{"type":74,"attrs":3614},{"href":3501,"uuid":29,"anchor":29,"target":78,"linktype":195},{"type":586},{"type":586},{"text":3618,"type":60,"marks":3619},"Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. 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