The shift to electromobility is bringing profound changes - and it's coming fast. In addition to technological challenges, this primarily affects global supply chains. Raw materials such as cobalt, nickel, copper or aluminum, for example, are becoming more important. The automotive industry faces the task of shaping this change fairly, i.e. in compliance with environmental and human rights standards.

At the same time, the legalization of due diligence is increasing. The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in Germany will be supplemented in the future by a number of new regulations at EU level.

How Mercedes-Benz implements due diligence in the supply chain will be reported to us by Johannes Danz, a political science graduate and project coordinator for sustainable supply chains, human rights and raw materials at Mercedes-Benz AG. We look forward to an exciting discussion with him at the Otto Suhr Institute.