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 May 2021
This chart is part of our Mandatory Due Diligence portal.
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Employees |
Annual turnover (bn €) |
Recent source |
Refers to discussions in… |
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Joint Company Statements/Campaigns1 |
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Joint company letter |
29 Dutch companies2 |
Letter of support, 03/10/17 |
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Joint company and NGO campaign |
>100 Finnish companies, NGOs and trade unions |
Campaign support, |
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Joint company statement |
3 of the world's largest cocoa companies plus Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and VOICE |
Joint statement, 02/12/19 |
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Joint company statement |
70 companies from/with business in Germany plus 2 investor working groups |
Joint statement, 09/12/19 (ongoing) |
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Alliance for the Preservation of Forests |
8 companies |
Statement, 26/05/20 |
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Joint company letter |
50 Dutch companies |
Letter of support, 25/06/2020 |
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Joint business statement |
26 companies, business associations, and initiatives |
Joint statement, 02/09/2020 |
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Joint business letter
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21 companies and associations3 |
Open letter, 05/10/20 |
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Joint company statement |
40 companies |
Joint statement, 10/12/2020 |
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Nordic Business Network for Human Rights |
12 companies |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Joint business statement |
32 companies |
Joint Statement, 11/02/2021 |
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Joint business letter |
60 companies and business federations |
Open letter, 4/02/2021 |
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Joint company, individuals, and NGO campaign |
42 companies, 61 organisations and private individuals |
Campaign support and petition, 29/09/2020 |
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Joint company, academics, trade unions and CSOs campaign |
110 companies and CSO organisations |
Campaign support, 10/2020 (ongoing) |
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Joint business companies, trade unions, and CSOs initiative |
67 members, including business, CSOs and other organisations |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Apparel |
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adidas (DE) |
Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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ASOS (UK) |
Statement, 28/04/21 |
UK |
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Nike (USA) |
General |
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Varner (NO) |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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BMW (DE) |
Wirtschaftswoche, 08/03/19 |
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Daimler (DE) |
Tagesschau.de, 24/05/19, company website |
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Scania (SE) |
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Volkswagen (DE) |
Watson, 04/12/20, Response to BHRRC, 15/12/20 |
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Banking & Finance |
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Rabobank (NL)2 |
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Letter of support, 03/10/17 |
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Sampo Group (FIN) |
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SpareBank 1 (NO) |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Storebrand (NO) |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Chemicals |
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Hydro (NO) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Yara International (NO) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021; Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Energy |
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Statkraft (NO) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021; Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Vestas (DN) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Engineering |
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Danfoss (DK) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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NESTE (FIN) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator |
Joint Statement, 11/02/2021 |
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Food |
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Arla (DK) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Barry Callebaut (CH) |
Twitter, 27/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19 |
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BioMar (DK) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Coca-Cola Suomi (FIN)4 |
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Compass Group |
Joint Statement, 11/02/2021 |
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Danone (FR) |
SPIEGEL+, 07/06/19 |
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Fazer (FIN) |
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Ferrero (LUX) |
Statement in TV news segment, 13/01/20 |
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Heineken (NL)2 |
Letter of support, 03/10/17 |
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Leroy Seafood Group (NO) |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Mars (USA) |
LinkedIn, 12/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
EU, general |
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Mondelez (USA) |
EURACTIV, 19/03/19, position paper, 02/12/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Nestlé (CH) |
Response to BHRRC, 12/09/19, Twitter, 02/12/19, joint statement, 09/12/19, company website, Joint statement, 02/09/20, campaign support |
Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, EU, general |
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PepsiCo (USA) |
Shift report, 11/19 |
General |
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The Hershey Company (USA) |
The Washington Post, 31/12/19, company website |
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Forestry |
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Stora Enso (FIN) |
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Fragrance & Flavours |
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Firmenich (CH) |
Sustainability Report, 10/18 |
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Symrise (DE) |
Joint statement, 09/12/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Electrolux (SE) |
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Pharma |
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Lundbeck (DK) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Novo Nordisk (DK) |
Børsen, 19/03/19, Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Retail |
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Aldi Nord (DE) |
Position paper, 09/20, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Aldi Süd (DE) |
Position paper, 09/20, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Coop (SE) |
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H&M (SE) |
Shift report, 11/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20, EU Presidency 'Compendium' (also speaking out on liability) 11/11/20, campaign support |
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IKEA (SE) |
UN Forum on BHR, 28/11/18, campaign support, campaign support, Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Inditex (ES) |
Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Jardines Matheson (HK)3 |
Statement, 30/09/2020 |
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Kesko (FIN) |
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KiK (DE) |
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LEGO (DK) |
Joint Statement, 27/01/2021 |
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Marks & Spencer (UK) |
General |
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Migros (CH) |
Tages-Anzeiger, 12/03/19 |
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PLUS Retail (NL)2 |
Letter of support, 03/10/17 |
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Primark (IRE) |
70'000 |
Joint statement, 09/01/20, ZEIT ONLINE, 13/01/20 |
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REWE Group (DE) |
Press release, 19/12/19 |
General |
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S Group (FIN) |
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Tchibo (DE) |
Welt-Sichten, 08/05/19, position paper, 12/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Tesco (UK)3 |
Company website, 05/10/20 |
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Unilever (UK) |
Joint statement, 02/09/20 |
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Rubber |
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Halcyon Agri (SIN) |
Twitter, 04/02/20 |
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Technology |
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Dormakaba (CH) |
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Ericsson (SE) |
Response to Swedish Agenda 2030 delegations report, 05/19, Joint statement, 02/09/20, EU Presidency 'Compendium' (also speaking out on liability) 11/11/20 |
General |
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Telenor Group (NO) |
Campaign support, 1/09/2020 |
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Telia (SE) |
Joint statement, 02/09/20, Twitter 02/09/20 |
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Trading |
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Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate (NL)2/4 |
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Letter of support, 03/10/17 |
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Mercuria (CH) |
Company website, 23/11/17 |
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Trafigura (CH) |
Twitter, 12/06/19 |
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Wihuri Group (FIN) |
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Transport |
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Hapag-Lloyd (DE) |
Joint statement, 09/12/19 |
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Business Associations |
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European Brands Association (AIM) |
2500 European manufacturers of branded consumer goods |
Position paper (also speaking out on liability), 16/10/2020 |
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UnternehmensGrün |
>300 SMEs from Germany and beyond |
Position paper (also speaking out on liability), 15/07/2020 |
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Amfori |
>2'300 member companies |
Conference publication, 02/12/19 |
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European Cocoa Association |
27 effective member companies |
Position paper, 12/19 |
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MVO Nederland (NL) |
2'000 member companies |
Statement on website, 29/04/20 |
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Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NO) |
>25'600 member companies |
Statement on website, 05/12/19 |
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Virke (NO) |
>21'000 member companies |
Dagens Næringsliv, 27/11/19 | Norway | |
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Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève - FER (CH) |
Business association of Geneva |
Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
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Fial (CH) |
Umbrella association of 12 food industry associations |
Tages-Anzeiger, 16/05/20 | Switzerland | |
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Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG) |
>2'400 member companies | Letter of support, 27/05/20 | Switzerland | |
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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 | |
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Handel Schweiz/Swiss Trade (CH) |
Umrella of 33 trade associations with 4000 member companies |
Letter of support, 27/05/20 |
Switzerland | |
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IG Detailhandel Schweiz (CH) |
3 major Swiss retailers (Coop, Migros, Denner) |
Letter of support, 27/05/20 |
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SWICO (CH) |
600 companies in the ICT sector |
Letter of support, 27/05/20 |
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Swiss Retail Federation (CH) |
38 retail companies |
24 heures, 17/12/19, letter of support, 27/05/20 |
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Swiss Textiles (CH) |
200 textile companies |
Press release, 26/09/19, letter of support, 27/05/20 |
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Investors |
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Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable - FIR (FR) |
65 investors, insurance companies, banks, advisors and other stakeholders |
Position paper, 17/11/15 |
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Investor Alliance for Human Rights |
105 institutional investors with 5 trillion US dollars in assets under management (ongoing) |
General |
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Investor statement |
27 institutional investors |
Investor statement, 16/12/19 |
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1 Most 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 This statement relates to the planned UK law that focuses on deforestation, all other statements are on mandatory human rights due diligence with a general scope.
4 Company belongs to a larger global group with >1 bn € turnover
All data without guarantee