OECD Due Diligence Guidance

In the conduct of their business, enterprises which ensure that the principles under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD Guidelines) are adequately implemented, contribute towards reducing the adverse impacts occasioned by their business operations.

OECD Guidelines

The OECD Guidelines provide for recommendations including due diligence guidance to help businesses better address potential impacts from their business operations.

Read the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct

General due diligence guidance

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (Due diligence guidance) provides comprehensive guidance to assist enterprises in conducting due diligence as part of their responsibilities under the OECD Guidelines.

The scope of the guidance is broad and includes the following sectors :

workers
human rights
environment
bribery
consumers and corporate governance associated with their:
- operations
- supply chains
- other business relationships.

Business Benefits

Businesses that effectively comply with the due diligence recommendations under the Due diligence guidance contribute to:

develop sustainable supply chains
provide legal certainty
promote economic growth.

Read the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct

Sector specific due diligence guidance

To further help businesses address their impacts from their business operations, the OECD issued specific due diligence guidance for specific sectors. The specific due diligence guidance is intended to provide practical information and assistance in light of the particularities of business operations across various sectors.

The guidance provides explanatory notes, practical illustrations through case studies of due diligence for the following sectors: 