Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: future coalition wants to abolish due diligence law pending the European directive Germany: future coalition wants to abolish due diligence law pending the European directive The partners in the future German government (CDU/CSU and SPD) have agreed to repeal the national supply chain due diligence act (LkSG), as revealed in their coalition agreement presented on 9 April 2025. The European directive will be transposed into national legislation at a later date. In the meantime, the provisions in force will be partially weakened but not abolished. By Thomas Schnee. Published on 15 April 2025 à 17h28 - Update on 15 April 2025 à 17h29 Resources Germany’s upcoming coalition government agreement plans to replace the German supply chain due diligence act (LkSG) with a law on “international corporate responsibility, which will implement the European directive (CSDDD) with a minimum of bureaucracy and ease of enforcement”, explains the programme presented last week.… Thomas Schnee Corporate sustainability due diligence Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
