"Monitoring of the National Action Plan on Human Rights and the Economy", 27 August 2018

[T]he German Government is reviewing to what extent companies based in Germany are meeting their due diligence obligations anchored in the NAP. This type of NAP monitoring is the first and so far only measure of this kind in the world... 

The outcome of the monitoring process will form the basis on which the German Government will decide in 2020 on which further steps to take in the sphere of business and human rights. This might involve legislative measures... 

The monitoring process will begin in autumn 2018 with a preparatory survey phase. Around 30 companies will then be questioned in detail in order to gain qualitative insights into experiences, progress and problems relating to the implementation of human rights due diligence...

The focus will be on findings which will make possible the development of a high-quality survey instrument (questionnaire) and a reliable assessment standard for the follow up surveys in 2019 and 2020...

Any companies with more than 500 employees interested in taking part in the exploratory survey stage can email Ernst & Young by 17 August 2018 [Update: Deadline extended to 7 September 2018] at [email protected].