Even in the initial discussions about the supply chain act, two camps emerged: on the one hand, initiatives and NGOs called for a law valid for small and large companies with civil liability as a penalty and responsibility along the entire upstream supply chain. On the other side were business associations that opposed the law’s excessive bureaucracy and feared competitive disadvantages for Germany.
These different camps also significantly influenced the politicians’ discussions. On some controversial points, Peter Altmaier was able to prevail over his colleagues Müller and Heil – which has now led to a “compromise formula”. If you follow the media coverage, you quickly realize that neither of the two camps is completely satisfied: for one, the resolutions are nowhere near radical enough; for the other, they have long been too radical.
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