The German government intends to significantly weaken the German Chain Act (LkSG): Two-thirds of the companies previously subject to it would no longer fall under it as of 2025, said Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner. This would mean the law would apply to fewer than one thousand companies. In addition, companies will be at liberty to decide whether they wish to prepare the risk assessment reports initially stipulated in the LkSG. Companies not preparing reports will „not be sanctioned,“ Table.Briefings learned from government circles.