Responsibility & transparency
Ambitiously implementing due diligence obligations
Companies' due diligence obligations include strengthening human rights and protecting the environment in their business activities.
The Textile Partnership is the first point of contact for all those who want to systematically implement due diligence obligations and thus fulfill their corporate responsibility for their business partners and workers in the supply chain.
The work of the Textile Partnership is based on the guidelines and recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector defines the key due diligence obligations and requirements. It is the guiding framework for the review process.
The elements of the due diligence process
The due diligence approach refers to a holistic management system that enables responsibility to be taken for the impact on people and the environment in supply chains. This supply chain management system goes beyond the widespread, heavily audit-based approaches and focuses on the following aspects:
- Due diligence as a learning system with the aim of continuous improvement
- Analysis and prioritization of social, environmental and compliance risks and impacts as a basis for action planning along the entire supply chain
- Emphasizing the importance of purchasing practices of brands and retailers
- Meaningful involvement of rights holders and their legitimate representatives in production countries
- Creation of remediation and grievance mechanisms
- Requirements and expectations for companies take into account their specific situation, e.g. size, business and procurement models
- Encourage industry-wide cooperation and collaboration with stakeholders
Publications on the subject of due diligence
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Developing and implementing your own policy. Guidance (EN, 2022) |
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Eine Policy entwickeln und umsetzen. Leitfaden (DE, 2022) |
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Infopaper Monitoring (2018) |
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Infopapier Monitoring (2018) |
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Infopaper Complaints Mechanisms and Remedy (2018) |
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Infopapier Beschwerde- und Abhilfemechanismen (2018) |
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Identifying and prioritising risks (2020) |
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Risiken ermitteln und priorisieren (2020) |
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