Accessible to all value chain workers
Reporting channels must be available to direct employees, subcontractor staff, and supply chain workers — not just internal staff.
🌍 Supply Chain Compliance
Supply chain whistleblowing: meet CSDDD and LkSG requirements.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Germany's LkSG mandate confidential reporting channels for supply chain violations. Ashio helps you protect whistleblowers across your entire value chain.
Overview
What is supply chain whistleblowing?
Supply chain whistleblowing enables employees, suppliers, and third parties to confidentially report human rights violations, environmental damage, and governance failures throughout your supply chain. Under the EU CSDDD (effective 2027 for large companies) and Germany's LkSG (already in force), companies must provide secure, anonymous reporting mechanisms accessible to all workers in their value chain — not just direct employees.
Key Requirements
What supply chain laws demand.
Both CSDDD and LkSG impose specific whistleblowing obligations that go beyond the general EU Whistleblower Directive:
Anonymous reporting capability
Both regulations explicitly require or strongly encourage anonymous reporting options, given the heightened retaliation risks in supply chain contexts.
Human rights & environmental focus
Reports must cover human rights abuses, forced labor, child labor, unsafe working conditions, and environmental violations — broader scope than generic whistleblowing.
Cross-border accessibility
The reporting channel must be accessible across multiple countries, languages, and time zones — covering your entire global supply chain.
How Ashio helps
One platform for your entire supply chain.
Ashio provides a multilingual, anonymous reporting platform that works across borders and meets both CSDDD and LkSG requirements.
Multilingual by default
Available in 16 European languages. Workers across your supply chain can report in their native language.
Truly anonymous
No IP collection, no cookies, no fingerprinting. Critical for supply chain workers who face heightened retaliation risks.
Centralized case management
Track reports from intake to resolution across your entire value chain — with full audit trail for CSDDD/LkSG compliance.
FAQ
Common questions about supply chain whistleblowing.
What's the difference between CSDDD and LkSG?+
LkSG is the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, already in force since 2023. CSDDD is the EU-wide directive, taking effect from 2027. Both require whistleblowing channels. If you operate in Germany, you need LkSG compliance now. CSDDD will cover the rest of the EU.
Do we need a separate channel for supply chain reports?+
Not necessarily. A unified internal reporting platform that covers the required scope works best. Ashio supports custom categories for supply-chain-specific violations.
How do we reach workers who don't have email?+
Ashio provides a simple, public URL that can be shared via posters, QR codes, or messaging apps. No account, no login required for reporters.
What languages are supported?+
Ashio's reporting form is available in 16 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, Lithuanian, Polish, Swedish, Italian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Estonian, and Latvian. The dashboard also supports multi-language team management.
EU directives covered
Related compliance guides.
Explore Ashio's coverage of each EU regulation.
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