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Table 2

Exemplary X post per challenge or opportunity

Challenge / Opportunity (Expectations)	Stakeholder group	Exemplary X post
C1 Legal flaws	NGOs	Today, the final reading on the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the Federal Parliament: Watered-down law falls short of expectations and disappoints in terms of environmental and climate protection. We demand a damage and environmentally-related general clause starting from 250 employees. (@Umwelthilfe, Environmental Aid)
C2 Bypassing responsibility	Governments	The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which drove it, is unfortunately not a gain in social and ecological responsibility. Its bureaucracy will prompt companies to restrict procurement abroad at the cost of losing development opportunities there. (@c_lindner)
C3 Insufficient sustainability awareness	Media	The development organization Oxfam concludes that German supermarkets and discounters are increasingly enriching themselves at the expense of plantation workers. The imbalance has intensified during the pandemic and the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. (@RND_de, Editorial Network Germany)
C4 Competitive disadvantages	Others (Practical Experts)	Many companies fear for their competitiveness due to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. They are hardly concerned about fines but rather about exclusion by business partners. #supplychains #humanrights (@bakermckenzie)
C5 High bureaucracy And costs	Companies	We in medium-sized businesses feel the impact of this ambitious agenda through excessive bureaucracy, such as the Supply Chain Act. Less paperwork for a future-oriented location in Germany! #AllForTheFuture. (@SHerold_DELO)
C6 Regulation uncertainty	Trade Associations	The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act is poorly crafted. Unclear legal terms pose significant litigation risks for companies. They must already prepare for this. (@WBBayern, Bavarian Business Advisory Council)
C7 Uncertain areas and sectors	Media	Negotiations are ongoing regarding the EU Due Diligence Directive, while the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act has been effective since 2023. It becomes particularly delicate for companies dependent on solar modules, electronic components, or cotton from Xinjiang. (@Europe_Table)
C8 Operationalization	Others (Practical Experts)	Implementing the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in German companies is underway, but there is still a need for improvement in risk management. Time constraints (81%) and data processing (75%) are the main challenges. (@CONIAS_Risk)
C9 Untrustworthy certifications	Governments	After two years, buying a T-shirt with the Green Button textile label does not guarantee that people in the supply chain are paid decently and that child labor is excluded. This needs to change. #SupplyChainLaw. #ConsumerVoice (@vzbv, Consumer Advice Center)
O1 Obligatory responsibility	NGOs	We are far from reaching the goal, but as of today, we are at the starting line. The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act signifies a paradigm shift. Instead of relying on voluntariness, we are now building our future on corporate due diligence! (@KLJBde, Catholic Rural Youth Movement of Germany)
O2 Improved sustainability conditions	Governments	Children belong in schools—not in mines, textile factories, or toiling in fields! That is why it is so important and commendable to advocate for the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. This strengthens children's rights and human rights worldwide! (@spdde, Social Democratic Party of Germany)
O3 Increased transparency	Companies	The Federal Parliament passed the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act last friday with a clear goal: to bring more transparency into the supply chains of products and ultimately ensure the protection of human rights. (@bechtle_de)
O4 Advanced traceability	Media	However, with the implementation of the new German Supply Chain Act, larger enterprises or conglomerates of multiple firms may soon find it advantageous to have production and processing facilities located in close proximity to their operational sites. (@wisskomm_de, Science Communication Forum)

Challenge /Opportunity(Expectations)	Stakeholder group	Exemplary X post
C1 Legal flaws	NGOs	Today, the final reading on the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the Federal Parliament: Watered-down law falls short of expectations and disappoints in terms of environmental and climate protection. We demand a damage and environmentally-related general clause starting from 250 employees. (@Umwelthilfe, Environmental Aid)
C2 Bypassingresponsibility	Governments	The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which drove it, is unfortunately not a gain in social and ecological responsibility. Its bureaucracy will prompt companies to restrict procurement abroad at the cost of losing development opportunities there. (@c_lindner)
C3 Insufficientsustainability awareness	Media	The development organization Oxfam concludes that German supermarkets and discounters are increasingly enriching themselves at the expense of plantation workers. The imbalance has intensified during the pandemic and the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. (@RND_de, Editorial Network Germany)
C4 Competitivedisadvantages	Others(PracticalExperts)	Many companies fear for their competitiveness due to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. They are hardly concerned about fines but rather about exclusion by business partners. #supplychains #humanrights (@bakermckenzie)
C5 HighbureaucracyAnd costs	Companies	We in medium-sized businesses feel the impact of this ambitious agenda through excessive bureaucracy, such as the Supply Chain Act. Less paperwork for a future-oriented location in Germany! #AllForTheFuture. (@SHerold_DELO)
C6 Regulationuncertainty	TradeAssociations	The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act is poorly crafted. Unclear legal terms pose significant litigation risks for companies. They must already prepare for this.(@WBBayern, Bavarian Business Advisory Council)
C7 Uncertainareas and sectors	Media	Negotiations are ongoing regarding the EU Due Diligence Directive, while the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act has been effective since 2023. It becomes particularly delicate for companies dependent on solar modules, electronic components, or cotton from Xinjiang. (@Europe_Table)
C8 Operationalization	Others(PracticalExperts)	Implementing the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in German companies is underway, but there is still a need for improvement in risk management. Time constraints (81%) and data processing (75%) are the main challenges.(@CONIAS_Risk)
C9 Untrustworthycertifications	Governments	After two years, buying a T-shirt with the Green Button textile label does not guarantee that people in the supply chain are paid decently and that child labor is excluded. This needs to change. #SupplyChainLaw. #ConsumerVoice(@vzbv, Consumer Advice Center)
O1 Obligatoryresponsibility	NGOs	We are far from reaching the goal, but as of today, we are at the starting line. The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act signifies a paradigm shift. Instead of relying on voluntariness, we are now building our future on corporate due diligence!(@KLJBde, Catholic Rural Youth Movement of Germany)
O2 Improvedsustainability conditions	Governments	Children belong in schools—not in mines, textile factories, or toiling in fields! That is why it is so important and commendable to advocate for the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. This strengthens children's rights and human rights worldwide!(@spdde, Social Democratic Party of Germany)
O3 Increasedtransparency	Companies	The Federal Parliament passed the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act last friday with a clear goal: to bring more transparency into the supply chains of products and ultimately ensure the protection of human rights. (@bechtle_de)
O4 Advancedtraceability	Media	However, with the implementation of the new German Supply Chain Act, larger enterprises or conglomerates of multiple firms may soon find it advantageous to have production and processing facilities located in close proximity to their operational sites.(@wisskomm_de, Science Communication Forum)

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