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Reports that Germany will abstain on EU green supply chain rules are putting the law’s future in doubt – and causing chaos for the country’s ruling coalition. The EU corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD) was agreed in principle in December, when MEPs and governments struck a political deal. The law requires businesses to check supply chains for carbon emissions or human rights abuses – but business lobbies have warned it could harm competitiveness. Earlier this week Germany’s labour minister signalled his intention to abstain at tomorrow’s (9 February) meeting of EU ambassad…

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