German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
What is German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)?
The Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG, German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act) was enacted 22 July 2021 + entered into force 1 January 2023 for companies with MORE THAN 3,000 EMPLOYEES + 1 January 2024 for companies with MORE THAN 1,000 EMPLOYEES (including German branches of foreign entities). The Act establishes statutory HUMAN RIGHTS + ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS in supply chains. It comprises 11 controls organised across 7 domains, and applies in Germany.
How German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) maps to other frameworks
All 11 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 7 domains German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). The number is how many German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
4 shared controlsILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (Core Conventions)
4 shared controlsIEEE 1686
4 shared controlsISO 27019
4 shared controlsAPI 1164
4 shared controlsIEC 62443
4 shared controlsNevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
3 shared controlsUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
3 shared controlsTraining on frameworks that overlap German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
There is no course on German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) itself. These cover frameworks that share controls with it, so the material carries across even though the standard named is different.
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Query German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) programmatically
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), its 11 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) API reference and MCP config →What German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- LKSG-SEC4-RISKMGMT-SEC5-RISKANALYSIS Section 4 Risk Management System + Section 5 Annual Risk Analysis
- LKSG-SEC6-POLICY-PREVENTIVE Section 6 Policy Statement and Preventive Measures (Own + Direct Suppliers)
- LKSG-SEC7-INDIRECTSUPPLIER-SEC8-REMEDIAL Section 7 Indirect Supplier DD + Substantiated Knowledge Trigger + Section 8 Remedial Action
- LKSG-SEC9-COMPLAINTS-SEC10-DOC-REPORT Section 9 Complaints Procedure + Section 10 Documentation + Annual Reporting
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