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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte e.V.

DIMR

The German Institute for Human Rights is the independent National Human Rights Institution of Germany (§ 1 GIHR law).

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

24 Oct 2023 · Parlamentarisches Frühstück zum GEAS

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Save the Children Europe and

12 Oct 2023 · New Pact on Migration and Asylum

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Jul 2023 · Preparation Event Asylum Reform (staff-level)

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

29 Mar 2023 · Forced Labour ban

Meeting with Katrin Langensiepen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2022 · Austausch Rechte älterer Menschen

Meeting with Katrin Langensiepen (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jun 2022 · Austausch Politik für/mit Menschen mit Behinderung

Response to Sustainable corporate governance

23 May 2022

The German Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) welcomes the European Commission‘s proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (EU CSDD). Europe-wide regulation will help to improve respect for human rights along supply chains. Individual EU Member States have already advanced the regulation of supply chains at national level, including Germany with its „Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains“, which will enter into force in 2023. While comparable in many provisions, the EU Proposal goes beyond some provisions in the German Law.   The GIHR believes that the Proposal has a potential to have a significant positive impact on people and planet. However, this can only be achieved if companies engage with it in a meaningful way. There is a risk that some features of the law will undermine its effectiveness and foster “checkbox compliance”.   The GIHR makes comments on the Proposal with regards to the following elements in the attached file: - Scope of value chain - Due diligence in "established business relationships" - Scope of companies covered - Civil Liability - Administrative enforcement
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