Overview
The Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains aims to help business understand and embed environmental considerations into their due diligence processes.
It builds on the leading international, government-backed standards on supply chain due diligence and responsible business conduct: the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct.
This handbook demonstrates how OECD instruments on due diligence can be applied to address environmental risks and impacts in mineral supply chains by contextualising existing recommendations and directing users towards useful resources.
This publication is accessible online.
Key information
- Start date
September 2013
- End date
Ongoing
- Target group(s)
Companies; Smallholders and cooperatives; Multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI); Industry initiatives
- Sector(s)
Energy and extractives
- Type of initiative
Global
- Type(s) of support
Information & guidance on due diligence; Tools for risk assessment & reporting; Support to regulatory environment
- Type(s) of contributor
International organisation; EU Member State
- Contributor(s)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN); German Environment Agency (UBA)
- Implementing organisation(s)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)