Several business associations have called on the German government and the EU Council Presidency to reject the EU Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in its current form. In a joint letter, the VCI, VDMA, ZVEI, BGA, Gesamtmetall, the SME association ZGV, the Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik, and Textil+Mode urge that the European directive be „stopped“.