about the Spanish Project

Multi-Stakeholder Approach

All working groups meet virtually every two weeks. All are bilingual Spanish-English. Participating organizations include:

Albenfruit, ALDI Nord, ALDI SOUTH, Anecoop, AskYourTeam, Campina Verde, CCOO, Coexphal, CONVIVE – Fundación Cepaim, Driscoll’s, Eurogroup España Frutas y Verduras, Greenyard Fresh Spain, Huelva Acoge, Issara Institute, Kaufland, Lidl, Markant, Quality & Adviser, SanLucar Fruit, The Remedy Project, REWE and Ulula

Any expert with a distinct interest in the Spanish sector and experience in the topics is welcome to contact us and participate. Initial results will be presented at the Fruit Attraction trade fair in Madrid, 3–5 October 2023.

Why Germany-based retailers and why fresh fruit and vegetables from Spain?
Since January 2023, a new German legislation on supply chain due diligence (LkSG) has been in effect. It requires Germany-based buying groups with more than 3,000 employees (in Germany) to set up complaint procedures that are easily accessible for all workers in their respective supply chains, in particular to vulnerable groups such as migrant workers.

The initiating retailers from Germany and Switzerland chose the Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable sector as their first market – to develop a proof of concept – due to a combination of the large volume of fruit and vegetables purchased from Spain and the number of labor and environmental incidences reported in the media. In addition, Spanish suppliers have been very open and collaborative to the retailers’ request.