Germany: complaint filed against Edeka over lack of social and environmental due diligence in Guatemala

Two NGOs filed a complaint at the end of February against Edeka, one of Germany's leading retail chains (approximately 400,000 employees in 11,000 stores), with the country's Federal Office of Economics and Export Control. The accusation is based on the German supply chain due diligence act and concerns a series of social, human rights and environmental offenses by an indirect supplier of the German brand.

By Thomas Schnee. Published on 24 March 2025 à 17h25 - Update on 07 April 2025 à 11h53

The Europe Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Foodwatch, as well as three citizens and two municipalities in the department of Izabal (southwestern Guatemala), filed a complaint against the Edeka retail group at the end of February 2025 with the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA). This complaint concerns the environmental, human and social failings identified at the indirect subcontractor Naturaceites SA. The move also stems from the retailer’s lack of response to an initial complaint,…

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