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Under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, companies have a responsibility to respect human rights and undertake human rights due diligence. Yet more than a decade after their adoption, benchmarks and analyses demonstrate low levels of commitment: only 34% of the largest companies in the world analysed in the latest Corporate Human Rights Benchmark have implemented clear responsibilities and training on human rights. Similarly, KnowTheChain benchmarks find companies score on average a mere 22% on their efforts on traceability and risk assessment. This is what mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence laws seek to address. Until 10 years ago, legal developments have put an emphasis on promoting transparency, but momentum was growing rapidly worldwide to require companies to undertake human rights due diligence. France was the first country to adopt such a requirement under its Duty of Vigilance law, followed by countries like Norway and Germany. The adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024 was the latest landmark in this process. Many companies and investors have spoken out in favour of due diligence and corporate accountability legislation. In this blog series, experts from civil society, governments, academia and the corporate sector discuss mandatory due diligence and what it means for advancing human rights and the environment in business.
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Las organizaciones piden una inclusión temprana de los titulares de derechos en el proceso legislativo, una ley que garantice el acceso a la justicia y el derecho a un remedio efectivo, así como salvaguardias sólidas para los defensores de los derechos humanos y los denunciantes.
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