Making Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Work for All

Overview

The publication aims to support the implementation of mandatory due diligence by providing accessible frameworks and strategies for diverse stakeholders.

This guidance document is mainly targeted at EU programme managers at EU Delegations and geo-units, as well as at main implementing partners of EU-funded programmes. It aims at furthering their understanding of the due diligence process and the responsibilities and support needs that arise from it for all actors along global value chains. As a capacity-building tool, the guidance offered in this document will be useful for colleagues designing and implementing support actions that effectively harness forthcoming EU legislation on horizontal and product-specific due diligence to achieve positive change on the ground.

The publication also includes a section on what due diligence entails, covering the normative basis, mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, as well as considerations for carrying out due diligence in a way that is effective and inclusive. Another section explores what role various stakeholders - governments, civil society, companies, workers' unions, industry associations and multi-stakeholder initiatives - play in due diligence processes.

This publication is accessible online.

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