Due Diligence
What is Due Diligence?
The concept of Due Diligence describes the process by which businesses are expected to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse corporate impact on human rights and the environment.
In this section you will find news, best practices, current events and training around the topic of Due Diligence. Take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas with industry experts who are working intensively on this subject.
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What you should know about Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
What is mandatory human rights due diligence, and how could it make fashion more ethical? An explanation by Elizabeth Cline and Laurel Anderson Hoffner.
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Are you ready to comply with Germany's new act on supply chain due diligence?
An article by Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute, on the connection between purchasing practices and factory-level noncompliance, and how brands and retailers can comply with Germany's new Supply Chain Due Diligence law.
Why we need to talk more about due diligence
What do the recent debate over the Higg Index and the emerging industry focus on supply chain due diligence have in common?
How a digital tool can help companies to conduct gender responsive human rights due diligence
An interview with Per N. Bondevik, human rights due diligence specialist in global supply chains, and co-developer of the web-based self-assessment tool SheDil.
To what extent will due diligence legislation shape purchasing practices & how can suppliers have a voice?
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 8 | This online session brings together individuals advocating for stronger language on purchasing practices within due diligence legislation to discuss: what does legislation as it stands require and why? Is it enough? And if not, what can still be done?
Explainer: EU Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
The EU recently drafted a proposal for a new law that would tighten corporate due diligence in global supply chains. Here's all you need to know about the proposal and what it might mean for the garment sector in Asia.
Latest News on Due Diligence
The RSN carries out first YESS assessments
"The Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) non-profit has carried out the first third party due diligence assessments of its YESS (Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced) project to eliminate forced labo ...
Read MoreProfessor Islam joins GRI as an advisor on human rights and labour-related standards
"An Aberdeen academic has joined an international group of experts providing advice on human rights and labour-related standards to organisations around the world. Professor Muhammad Azizul Islam, Cha ...
Read More$30 million worth of us fashion imports stopped for forced labour inspections in last year
"A total of 631 apparel, footwear and textile shipments with a combined value of $29.55 million have been stopped under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) since it came into effect in June ...
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