OECD Watch promotes effective, rights-centred due diligence that prevents and remedies harm rather than simply managing corporate risks.
We help communities identify gaps in corporate due diligence and file claims to seek accountability for related harms.
Over two decades we have helped strengthen the OECD’s formulation of impactful due diligence standards across all industries as well as particular sectors like agriculture, garment, extractives, finance, and AI. We continue to push the OECD to improve its due diligence guidance, such as on ensuring meaningful engagement of stakeholders including rightsholders.
We monitor and assess due diligence laws and policies at national and regional levels to see whether they are aligned with the OECD Guidelines and can deliver meaningful protection and remedy for people and the planet. Through sharing our own and the OECD’s due diligence analysis, fostering learning and collaboration amongst global civil society, and encouraging progress by the OECD and governments, we support rule development that matters for communities.
The OECD Guidelines expect companies to carry out ongoing, risk-based due diligence across their whole value chain to:
The Guidelines emphasise that due diligence should focus on the severity and likelihood of impacts to people and the planet, not the company, including people who may be particularly vulnerable or marginalised.
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Get a practical overview of what the OECD Guidelines say about due diligence. Available in:
Our briefing highlights the strongest elements of the OECD’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct and explains how civil society can use them in advocacy.
Check out the OECD’s multi-sector and sector-specific due diligence guidance aquí.
See complaints in which civil society has raised concerns about companies’ due diligence practices and failure to prevent or address harm.
Los Lineamientos de la OCDE proporcionan a la sociedad civil un marco para involucrar a las empresas, los gobiernos y otros encargados de la toma de decisiones en la conducta empresarial responsable. Puede utilizar los Lineamientos para:
Ayudar a las comunidades y a otras personas afectadas a comprender los estándares que se esperan de las empresas y los derechos y protecciones que pueden exigir.
Utilice las Guías para hablar con las empresas sobre sus impactos y exija que impidan, aborden y solucionen los daños.
Utilice las Guías para promover leyes, políticas y prácticas corporativas sólidas que protejan a las personas y al planeta y obliguen a las empresas a asumir su responsabilidad.
Cuando una empresa no cumple con los estándares establecidos en las Directrices, puede presentar una queja ante un NCP y solicitar responsabilidades y medidas correctivas.
Why governments should align sustainable business policies with the OECD Guidelines to ensure companies act responsibly.
How companies can respect human rights, prevent harm and provide or contribute to remedy when harms occur.
How companies can prevent and address environmental harm through responsible business conduct practices and due diligence.
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