Legal Opinion: divers legislations

Please find our legal opinions related to diverse legislations below. We currently have legal opinions supported for following topics:

LkSG (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz = German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act):
It's a law that requires companies to monitor and address human rights and environmental risks within their supply chains. The LkSG aims to improve the international human rights situation by ensuring that corporate supply chains are managed responsibly.

VSoTr (Verordnung über Sorgfaltspflichten und Transparenz bezüglich Mineralien und Metallen aus Konfliktgebieten und Kinderarbeit = Swiss Ordinance on Due Diligence and Transparency):
This regulation requires companies to comply with certain due diligence and transparency requirements in relation to minerals and metals from conflict areas as well as child labor

Loi de Vigilance (France's Corporate Duty of Vigilance law):
The law requires large companies in France to effectively manage their human rights and environmental risks – both within the company itself, but also its subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers.

CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive):
This legislation is a EU law that requires large companies to conduct due diligence on human rights and environmental impacts within their operations and value chains. It aims to ensure companies identify, prevent, mitigate, and address adverse impacts on human rights and the environment.

EUDR (European Union Deforestation Regulation):
It's a law that requires companies placing certain commodities (like coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, and wood) on the EU market to ensure their products are not linked to deforestation and are legally produced. The EUDR aims to reduce the EU’s contribution to global deforestation and promote more sustainable supply chains.