Blickpunkt Wirtschaft: Experience and impact of the German and EU Supply Chain Act on obligated companies and SMEs

What can you expect?

European companies are unexpectedly confronted with human rights and environmental risks in China, Morocco or the Congo, even if they only source services in Europe. The EU Green Deal brings new challenges for companies, including the future obligation to monitor the supply chain. Kai Gammelin reports on the classification of the topic, his experience of implementing the Supply Chain Duty of Care Act in Germany, explains areas of tension for obligated companies and the (in)direct impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

He also compares the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act with the forthcoming EU Supply Chain Act (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - CSDDD) and its impact on obligated companies and SMEs. The pressure is enormous. Accusations of greenwashing, high penalties, legal action by associations, initial court proceedings, reputational risks and transparent auditing approaches along the supply chain are all on the horizon.

Programme

• 7:00 pm Welcome
• Lecture by Kai Gammelin
• Q&A
• Closing
• 08:15 pm Get-together

Event language

German

Participation

free of charge

Audience

All interested parties are welcome to attend.

Details about the lecturer

Kai Gammelin was a member of the senior management team Risk Control & Compliance at UBS and held / holds other senior executive positions. Since 2007 he has been working on sustainability issues, among others. He is an entrepreneur, consultant, independent board member, lecturer and author. He advises companies in EMEA and is a guest lecturer at various universities and educational institutions in the DACH region.

At the FHV - Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences he instructs Financial Technology, Investment & Finance and Business Administration. He is also an executive trainer at the Business Development Institute and the University of Zurich as well as a mentor for internal auditing at the IIA Austria - Institute for Internal Auditing.