• Research
    • Research
    • Projects
      • Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains
      • Experimental studies of moral responsibility in global supply chains
      • Modelling economic and social dimensions of global supply chains
      • Global supply chains, environmental regulation and green innovation
      • Further KCG Projects
    • Publications
      • Working Papers
      • Journal Articles
      • Policy Papers
      • Public Contributions
    • News
  • People
    • Managing Director and Coordinator
    • Senior Fellows
    • Fellows
    • External Research Fellows
  • Events
  • About / Contact
KCG Kiel Menü

Menü

  • Research
  • People
  • Events
  • About

KCG Managing Director Holger Görg is Invited to Join a Hearing on Supply Chain Law Today

28th April 2021
KCG Secretary
  • News
  • Public Contributions

Today there will be a hearing on “Supply Chain Law” in the Environment and Agriculture Committee of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein. Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D. (KCG Managing Director) is invited to provide his views on this topic. In total, 16 experts and representatives of environmental and development organisations as well as industry/business associations are expected to share their opinion on the topic from various aspects at the hearing.

The hearing is scheduled to start at 10am and can be followed live on ParlaRadio.

The Supply Chain Law is intended to encourage companies to better ensure the compliance with environmental standards and to take more care of working conditions in their global supply chains. To this end, obligations for companies are to be defined, and it is also to be regulated which claims for damages can be asserted against companies in the event of non-compliance with the standards.

Potential benefits and challenges of such a Supply Chain Law for Germany are discussed by Görg, together with Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hoffmann, Prof. Aoife Hanley, Ph.D., and Prof. Dr. Till Requate (all KCG Senior Fellows) in their policy paper “Ein Lieferkettengesetz für Deutschland? (A Supply Chain Law for Germany?)” that was published this February.

They argue that “… it [the law] can help to ensure that socially acceptable working conditions are guaranteed and environmental standards are complied with. Both have a direct impact on the welfare, health and quality of life of workers in global supply chains, and also have a wider impact on the economy, society and environment in the countries concerned.”

They also emphasise that “While more detailed monitoring of international supply chains may lead to higher costs for companies in the short term, cost reductions and efficiency gains in production can be expected in the medium to long term. This in turn will increase the competitiveness of German companies in international markets where attention is paid to sustainable production.”

 

Contact:

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D. (KCG Managing Director): holger.goerg@ifw-kiel.de ; +49(0)431-8814-258

 

 

 


Involved Team members

  • Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.
  • Prof. Aoife Hanley, Ph.D.
  • Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink
  • Prof. Dr. Stefan Hoffmann
  • Prof. Dr. Till Requate

Projects

Project 1
Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains
Project 1
Experimental studies of moral responsibility in global supply chains
Project 1
Modelling economic and social dimensions of global supply chains
Project 1
Global supply chains, environmental regulation and green innovation

Other Projects

Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains Experimental studies of moral responsibility in global supply chains
Modelling economic and social dimensions of global supply chains Global supply chains, environmental regulation and green innovation Further KCG Projects

Partner

  • Research
  • Projects
  • PublicationsThe KCG has various series of publications to provide research findings and policy implications to different interested groups, e.g., students, academics, policy makers and the public. The lists of publications will be updated on a regular basis. Brief introductions to the latest publications are provided below.
  • News
  • People
  • Events
  • About / Contact
© 2023 - Kiel Centre for Globalization | Legal Notice | Privacy
Share on