List of large businesses, associations & investors with public statements & endorsements in support of mandatory due diligence regulation
Large businesses (>1 bn € turnover), associations and investors with public statements and endorsements in support of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (non-exhaustive), last updated in August 2020
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Company (Country) | Employees | Annual turnover (bn €) | Recent source | Refers to discussions in… |
Joint Statements/Campaigns1 | ||||
Joint company letter | 29 Dutch companies2 | Letter of support, 03/10/17 | ||
Joint company and NGO campaign | >100 Finnish companies, NGOs and trade unions | Campaign support, | ||
Joint company statement | 3 of the world's largest cocoa companies plus Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and VOICE | Joint statement, 02/12/19 | ||
| Joint company statement | 65 companies from/with business in Germany plus 2 investor working groups | Joint statement, 09/12/19 (ongoing) | Germany, EU | |
| Alliance for the Preservation of Forests | 8 companies | Statement, 26/05/20 | EU | |
| Joint company letter | 50 Dutch companies | Letter of support, 25/06/2020 | Netherlands | |
Automotive | ||||
BMW (DE) | Wirtschaftswoche, 08/03/19 | |||
Daimler (DE) | Tagesschau.de, 24/05/19 | |||
Banking & Finance | ||||
Rabobank (NL)2 |
| Letter of support, 03/10/17 | ||
Sampo Group (FIN) |
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Food | ||||
Barry Callebaut (CH) | Twitter, 27/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19 | |||
Coca-Cola Suomi (FIN)3 |
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Danone (FR) | SPIEGEL+, 07/06/19 | |||
Fazer (FIN) | ||||
Ferrero (LUX) | Statement in TV news segment, 13/01/20 | |||
Heineken (NL)2 | Letter of support, 03/10/17 | |||
Mars (USA) | LinkedIn, 12/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19 | EU, general | ||
Mondelez (USA) | EURACTIV, 19/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19 | |||
Nestlé (CH) | Response to BHRRC, 12/09/19, Twitter, 02/12/19, joint statement, 09/12/19, company website | Switzerland, Germany, EU, general | ||
PepsiCo (USA) | Shift report, 11/19 | General | ||
The Hershey Company (USA) | The Washington Post, 31/12/19, company website | |||
Forestry | ||||
Stora Enso (FIN) | ||||
Fragrance & Flavours | ||||
Firmenich (CH) | Sustainability Report, 10/18 | |||
Symrise (DE) | Joint statement, 09/12/19 | |||
Pharma | ||||
Novo Nordisk (DK) | Børsen, 19/03/19 | |||
Retail | ||||
H&M (SE) | Shift report, 11/19 | EU, general | ||
IKEA (SE) | UN Forum on BHR, 28/11/18 | |||
Kesko (FIN) | ||||
KiK (DE) | ||||
Migros (CH) | Tages-Anzeiger, 12/03/19 | |||
PLUS Retail (NL)2 | Letter of support, 03/10/17 | |||
Primark (IRE) | 70'000 | Joint statement, 09/01/20, ZEIT ONLINE, 13/01/20 | ||
REWE Group (DE) | Press release, 19/12/19 | General | ||
S Group (FIN) | ||||
Tchibo (DE) | Welt-Sichten, 08/05/19, position paper, 12/19 | |||
Rubber | ||||
| Halcyon Agri (SIN) | 17'000 | 2 | Twitter, 04/02/20 | EU |
Technology | ||||
| Dormakaba (CH) | 16'000 | 2.5 | Twitter, 13/06/19, Twitter, 16/12/19 | Switzerland |
| Ericsson (SE) | 95'359 | 20 | Response to Swedish Agenda 2030 delegations report, 05/19 | General |
Trading | ||||
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate (NL)2/3 |
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| Letter of support, 03/10/17 | |
Mercuria (CH) | Company website, 23/11/17 | |||
Trafigura (CH) | Twitter, 12/06/19 | |||
Wihuri Group (FIN) | ||||
Transport | ||||
Hapag-Lloyd (DE) | Joint statement, 09/12/19 | |||
Business Associations | ||||
Amfori | >2'300 member companies | Conference publication, 02/12/19 | ||
European Cocoa Association | 27 effective member companies | Position paper, 12/19 | ||
MVO Nederland (NL) | 2'000 member companies | Statement on website, 29/04/20 | ||
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NO) | >25'600 member companies | Statement on website, 05/12/19 | ||
Virke (NO) | >21'000 member companies | Dagens Næringsliv, 27/11/19 | Norway | |
Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève - FER (CH) | Business association of Geneva | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
Fial (CH) | Umbrella association of 12 food industry associations | Tages-Anzeiger, 16/05/20 | Switzerland | |
Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG) | >2'400 member companies | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
Groupement des Entreprises Multinationales - GEM (CH) | 90 multinational companies each with >100 million Swiss francs of turnover | Press release, 15/06/19, letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
Handel Schweiz/Swiss Trade (CH) | Umrella of 33 trade associations with 4000 member companies | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
IG Detailhandel Schweiz (CH) | 3 major Swiss retailers (Coop, Migros, Denner) | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
SWICO (CH) | 600 companies in the ICT sector | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
Swiss Retail Federation (CH) | 38 retail companies | 24 heures, 17/12/19, letter of support, 27/05/20 | ||
Swiss Textiles (CH) | 200 textile companies | Press release, 26/09/19, letter of support, 27/05/20 | ||
Investors | ||||
| Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable - FIR (FR) | 65 investors, insurance companies, banks, advisors and other stakeholders | Position paper, 17/11/15 | France | |
Investor Alliance for Human Rights | 105 institutional investors with 5 trillion US dollars in assets under management (ongoing) | General | ||
Investor statement | 27 institutional investors | Investor statement, 16/12/19 | Switzerland | |
1 Companies with >1 bn € turnover were also listed separately.
2 This statement relates to the adopted Dutch law that focuses on child labour, all other statements are on mandatory human rights due diligence with a general scope.
3 Company belongs to a larger global group with >1 bn € turnover
All data without guarantee