{"id":3019,"date":"2022-11-11T10:43:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/white-sparrow.de\/supply-chain\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:15:27","slug":"supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/white-sparrow.de\/en\/supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The audit assistant: The solution for suppliers in accordance with the Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act<\/b><\/p>

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Are you a supplier to a larger company that will soon have to fulfil obligations under the Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act? Then you may soon be asked by your customers to provide evidence of compliance with human rights and environmental protection.<\/p>

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The Audit-Assistent<\/strong> and MKM Compliance GmbH<\/strong> offer a simple and legally secure software solution<\/strong> with their set of rules \u201cSuppliers according to CSR<\/strong>\u201c, with which suppliers<\/strong> can check<\/strong>, document<\/strong> and evaluate<\/strong> compliance with their human rights and environmental due diligence obligations.<\/strong><\/p>

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In this way, you maintain an overview in your company and can answer your customers\u2019 enquiries at the touch of a button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions on the<\/strong> subject of the Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (CSR), up-to-date information on the duties required by law, who is affected by them and which authority checks compliance.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who is affected by the Supply Chain Act - CSR?<\/h3>\n
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As of 1 January 2023, the CSR applies directly to companies that have their head office, principal place of business, administrative headquarters, registered office or branch office pursuant to section 13d of the German Commercial Code in Germany and generally employ at least 3,000 employees (employees posted abroad are also covered). As of 01 January 2024, the figure of 3,000 employees will drop to 1,000. Indirectly, the CSR also has an impact on the suppliers of these companies.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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What is the aim of the CSR?<\/h3>\n
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The CSR aims to protect human rights and the environment by identifying and ending risks and violations among companies and their suppliers.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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What duties of care are associated with the CSR? <\/h3>\n
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The so-called duties of care are defined in \u00a7 3 CSR and are as follows:<\/p>

1. the establishment of a risk management system,<\/p>

2. the definition of an internal responsibility,<\/p>

3. the performance of regular risk analyses,<\/p>

4. the issuing of a policy statement,<\/p>

5. the establishment of preventive measures within the own business unit and towards direct suppliers,<\/p>

6. taking corrective action,<\/p>

7. the establishment of a complaints procedure,<\/p>

8. implementing risk due diligence with indirect suppliers; and<\/p>

9. documentation and reporting.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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How does the CSR affect suppliers who do not themselves fall within the scope of the law?<\/h3>\n
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The CSR also has an impact on smaller companies, such as suppliers that are part of a supply chain. If, for example, the company discovers that the violation of a human rights-related duty has already occurred at a direct supplier, it must immediately take appropriate remedial action. It will therefore be unavoidable that these suppliers also closely examine, evaluate and, if necessary, adjust or optimise their risk management with regard to possible dangers. In this context, certain topics and entrepreneurial actions must also be critically scrutinised.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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To what extent can direct suppliers be affected by the CSR and what expenditure can they expect?<\/h3>\n
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Suppliers should assume that companies covered by the CSR will make the following demands on them as part of the necessary preventive measures:<\/p>

(a) the consideration of human rights and environmental expectations when selecting a direct supplier,<\/p>

b) contractually assuring a direct supplier that it will comply with the human rights and environmental expectations required by the company's management and adequately address them along the supply chain,<\/p>

c) the provision of training and education to enforce the direct supplier's contractual assurances,<\/p>

d) agreeing on appropriate contractual monitoring mechanisms and implementing them on a risk basis to verify the immediate supplier's compliance with the human rights strategy.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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What fines await me in the event of failure to comply with due diligence obligations?<\/h3>\n
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If a company intentionally or negligently violates the due diligence obligations prescribed under the CSR, a fine can be imposed, which is to be based on the total turnover of the company (up to 800,000 euros or 2 per cent of the annual turnover for companies with a turnover of more than 400 million euros).<\/p>

In the case of serious violations, companies can also be excluded from public tenders for up to three years.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div>

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Which authority checks compliance with the CSR? <\/h3>\n
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The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control checks compliance with the CSR and is given comprehensive powers. Among other things, it monitors company reports and investigates complaints submitted. If the authority finds violations of the law or omissions, it can impose fines or exclude companies from the award of public contracts.<\/p><\/div><\/dd>\n <\/div><\/dl><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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