Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain. Part I, Synthesis report

• Autor(a) principal: Bright, Claire
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Smit, Lise, McCorquodale, Robert, Bauer, Mathias, Deringer, Hanna, Baeza-Berinbauer, Daniela, Torres Cortés, Francisca, Alleweldt, Frank, Cara, Senda, Salinier, Camille, Tejero Tobed, Hector
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/165094
• topic: SDG 13 - Climate Action

The aim of the study is: - to provide a detailed examination of the existing regulation and proposals for due diligence in companies’ own operations and through the supply chain for adverse human rights and environmental impacts, including relating to climate change; - to develop and assess regulatory options,including the possibility of introducing due diligence requirements as a legal duty of care at the European level, as well as the initial perceptions of stakeholders relating to possible regulatory options. This is an initial study for the possible development of regulatory options at the EU level. The definitions for the purposes of this study are set out in detail in the full report.