Guidance/Toolkits
OECD Guidance
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector
- OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
Standards, Guidance & Toolkits
General:
- The Commodity Trading Sector: Guidance on Implementing the UNGPs
- ILO MNE Declaration: provides direct guidance to multinational and national companies on responsible and sustainable workplace practices
- ILO Help Desk for business on international labour standards
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Interpretive Guide to the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Human Rights Translated 2.0, A Business Reference Guide
- European Commission. My Business and Human Rights: A guide to human rights for small and medium-sized enterprises
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, List of Business and Human Rights Tools
Mining & Metals:
- EU Due Diligence toolkit to help companies source minerals and metals responsibly
- RMI Global Responsible Sourcing Due Diligence Standards for Mineral Supply Chains (designed to be aligned with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance with application to any upstream actor in mineral supply chains (from processors to traders to mining operators)
- Towards Sustainable Mining: The Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) standard is a sustainability programme that supports mining companies in managing environmental and social risks
- EITI Standard outlines the requirements applicable to countries that are implementing the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI)
- EITI Reporting Guidelines for companies buying oil, gas and minerals from governments
- Expectations for EITI Supporting Companies: This document sets out the expectations of companies which seek to uphold the EITI Standard
- Responsible Minerals Initiative's Conflict Minerals Reporting Template
- The Joint Due Diligence Standard for Copper, Lead, Nickel and Zinc - enables companies to comply with a.o the London Metal Exchange Responsible Sourcing requirements. It has been jointly developed by The Copper Mark, the International Lead Association, the Nickel Institute, the International Zinc Association and the Responsible Minerals Initiative
- London Metal Exchange (LME) Responsible Sourcing Requirements: due diligence systems companies trading on the LME must implement - largely based on the OECD Due Diligence Guidance
- London Metal Exchange's LME Responsible Sourcing: Supplier Red Flag Assessment Template and Workbook
- London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) mandatory Responsible Sourcing assurance programme: verifies the legitimacy of gold and silver supply chains, ensuring sourcing meets international ethical standards
- London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM) Responsible Sourcing Guidance - a requirement for refiners wanting LPPM Good Delivery Accreditation and LPPM Sponge Accreditation
Security:
- Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights help companies understand high-risk operating contexts, and identify and mitigate security-related human rights risks
- International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) Interpretative Guidance: Developing and operating fair and accessible company grievance mechanisms that offer effective remedies
Transport:
- Code of Conduct for Seafarers: An industry code developed by IHRB and the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) that can be used by charterers and cargo owners to strengthen due diligence and shipowners and operators to understand their responsibility with respect to seafarer’s rights and welfare. It includes a self-assessment toolkit that businesses can use to assess whether their current operations are respecting the rights of seafarers
- UN Global Compact Maritime Transport and the COVID-19 Crew Change Crisis: A tool to Support Human Rights Due Diligence. This tool can be used by cargo owners, charterers and logistics companies to conduct human rights due diligence across their operations and supply chains
Indigenous Peoples:
- The UN-REDD Programme Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC): These guidelines set out the normative, policy and operational framework for countries to seek and obtain FPIC from Indigenous peoples and communities
- FAO Respecting free, prior and informed consent: Technical guide on respecting free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) that sets out practical actions for private investors (and others) globally to comply with their responsibilities in relation to FPIC