TMU CSR Institute zoom session: Unpacking Germany's New Supply Chain Due Diligence Act -- in conversation with Markus Löning

Date: December 09, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM EST - 1:00 PM EST

To view a video recording of this "in conversation" session, click HERE.

To view a PDF of supporting material for this session, click (PDF file) HERE.

The Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility at Toronto Metropolitan University*(TMU) is pleased to present an online interactive zoom session, Unpacking Germany's New Supply Chain Due Diligence Act -- in conversation with Markus Löning (details below), on Friday, December 9, 2022, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm (Toronto time).

To register (no cost, everyone welcome) click HERE (external link) and then press the "register" button.

To access the zoom: on Friday, December 9 at 11:30 am (Toronto time), click HERE (external link) to patch in for the live session. This session is exclusively a zoom event: there is no in-person component.

Information will be provided during the session re: how to submit questions.

About the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

Coming into effect on January 1, 2023, the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (referred to here as the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act) has the overall goal of safeguarding human rights and the environment (HR & E) more effectively in the company itself and throughout the global supply chain of German-based companies having 3000 or more employees. Companies that meet these criteria are required to take appropriate measures to respect identified HR & E law and to prevent or minimize risks related to HR or E or end the violation of duties related to HR or E.

At the present time, the Canadian Parliament is considering several bills addressing the issue of respecting human rights and environmental protection throughout the supply chain of Canadian-based companies. Other countries and groupings of countries are also exploring or are starting to adopt laws focusing on human rights and environmental protection throughout the supply chain of companies headquartered in their jurisdictions. All of these jurisdictions are to one extent or another building on the conceptual foundation provided by the UN (PDF file) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (external link) , the OECD Multinational Enterprise Guidelines (external link) and associated OECD (PDF file) Due Diligence guidance (external link)

About the speaker, Markus Löning

Markus Löning is the founder and managing director of the Berlin-based consultancy, Löning - Human Rights & Responsible Business (external link) . The consultancy provides strategic advice on how businesses can incorporate respect for human rights into their operations and their value chains. Author of the Briefing Paper (PDF file) Implementing the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (external link) Markus is ideally positioned to unpack the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act.

Moderator

Moderating the session will be Dr. Kernaghan Webb, Director of the Toronto Metropolitan University CSR Institute and a Law and Business professor in TMU's Ted Rogers School of Management.

The talk is co-sponsored by the TMU Corporate Social Responsibility Student Association, the TMU Commerce and Government Association, and the TMU Law and Business Student Association.

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