Due Diligence Guidance

OECDDue Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct

Due diligence is at the core of responsible business conduct. The OECD has issued Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct to provide practical and clear explanations for implementing due diligence as prescribed in the OECD Guidelines. Businesses can also use the Guidance to respond to due diligence expectations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

The Guidance is available in several languages on the OECD's website.

Sector-specific Due DiligenceGuidance

The OECD has developed sector-specific due diligence guidance in the following areas:

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector

OECDDue Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-RiskAreas

OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural SupplyChains

Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and FootwearSector

Responsible business conduct in the financial sector

Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting

Responsible Business Conduct for InstitutionalInvestors

Responsible Business Conduct Due Diligence for Project and Asset finance transactions