Time: 2018

By: OECD

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector (hereafter “Guidance”) helps enterprises implement the due diligence recommendations contained in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises along the garment and footwear supply chain in order to avoid and address the potential negative impacts of their activities and supply chains. It seeks to support the aims of the OECD Guidelines to ensure that the operations of enterprises in the garment and footwear sector are in harmony with government policies to strengthen the basis of mutual confidence between enterprises and the societies in which they operate. This Guidance also supports enterprises with the implementation of the due diligence recommendations contained in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Guidance is aligned with the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. Together with its modules on due diligence for specific risk areas, this Guidance provides enterprises with a complete package to operate and source responsibly in the garment and footwear sector.

This Guidance was developed through a multi-stakeholder process with in-depth engagement from OECD and non-OECD countries, representatives from business, trade unions and civil society and was overseen by the Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct. A multi-stakeholder Advisory Group, chaired by Germany, was established in March 2015 to support the development of this Guidance. This Guidance benefited from regular input from members of the Advisory Group and other experts, including during a Roundtable on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Supply Chain, held on 1-2 October2015, as well as during a public consultation held in February-March 2016. As a result, this Guidance is intended to be practically-oriented, with an emphasis on collaborative constructive approaches to complex challenges.

The English version of the document is attached below:

• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector

• Directive (EU) 2024/1760 on corporate sustainability due diligence
• Proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market
• Joint recommendations from an alliance of garment industry representatives for the EU CSDDD
• Report: "Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain"