On 28 October 2019, the OECD launched new guidance on Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting - an important step towards encouraging responsible conduct by financial sector actors and establishing when and how they are accountable for adverse social and environmental impacts. A month on, OECD Watch and BankTrack released an analysis and briefing on the strongest elements of the guidance to explain some of the key highlights of the guidance to civil society for their advocacy purposes.