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GBI is pleased to announce the latest guidance briefing and podcast in the ”What “good” looks like” series. Drawing on over 16 years of practice-based insights from our work with companies implementing human rights due diligence (HRDD) under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), this series aims to share practical lessons from business experience. It is designed to support both companies and policymakers as they navigate growing expectations and requirements for meaningful human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD).
Our latest guidance briefing on engaging suppliers provides practical insights and examples from practice on how companies can effectively engage with their suppliers. While GBI recognises that HREDD should occur across the value chain, the upstream supply chain has become a large focus of mandatory HREDD legislation, and often it is where companies identify adverse human rights impacts.
- Specifically, the guidance briefing explores:
- Why effectively engaging suppliers is important
- How companies can effectively engage with suppliers from the beginning to once a risk is identified
Lastly, the guidance briefing includes considerations for policymakers about how to approach regulating the relationship between companies and their suppliers in mandatory HREDD legislation that aligns with the UNGPs and is focussed on preventing or mitigating risks to people throughout the value chain.
Access the guidance briefing here
To accompany this guidance briefing, a podcast on engaging suppliers with GBI Senior Advisor, Anita Ramasastry, GBI Regional Advisor for South Asia, Rishi Sher Singh, and GBI Director Sophia Areias is also available.