This presentation provides an introduction to the OECD project on responsible supply chains in the textile and garment sector. It aims to promote the increased contributions of multinational enterprises to environmental, economic and social progress; and to decrease adverse impacts by multinational enterprises on matters covered by the OECD Guidelines in the textile and garment sector along the full length of the supply chain. This project is part of the work the OECD undertakes to create practical sectoral applications for the recommendations found in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Find out more: http://mneguidelines.oecd.org/responsible-supply-chains-textile-garment-sector.htm

1. Responsible
Supply
Chains in the
Textile and
Garment
Sector

2. OECD GUIDELINES
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OECD SECTOR PROJECT
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EVENTS
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CONTACT
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3. Learn more >
Adherents
46
Adhering
Governments
62% of FDI Global
Inflows
82% of FDI Global
Outflows
The OECD Guidelines for
multinational enterprises
are the most comprehensive
set of government-backed
recommendations on
responsible business conduct
in existence.
They are the only international corporate
responsibility instrument to incorporate
the expectation of risk-based due
diligence for an enterprise’s own
operations as well as its supply chain,
across all major areas of business
ethics, including human rights,
disclosure, employment and industrial
relations, environment, combatting
bribery, and consumer interests.
Adherents represent:

4. Responsible supply chains
in the textile and garment
sector project
This sector project aims to promote
the increased contributions of
multinational enterprises to
environmental, economic and social
progress; and to decrease adverse
impacts by multinational enterprises
on matters covered by the OECD
Guidelines in the textile and garment
sector along the full length of the
supply chain.
Due diligence Guidance >
Implementation Platform >
Outreach >
Project Activities

5. Due Diligence Guidance for
Responsible Supply Chains in
the Apparel and Footwear
Sector
What is meant by
due diligence?
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Context
While adverse impacts in the
apparel and footwear sector are
well documented, there is a lack
of guidance and consensus on
the due diligence approach to
preventing, mitigating and
accounting for how these impacts
should be addressed by actors at
each stage in the supply chain.
Objectives
• Support the development of a
common understanding of risk-
based due diligence in the
supply chain
• Clarify the expectations of
enterprises at each stage in the
supply chain for due diligence
Approach
• Concise principle-based due diligence
guidance for enterprises in the apparel
and footwear sector in accordance
with the OECD Guidelines. This
section will also seek to clarify terms
such as linked to and contributing to
in the sector context.
• Targeted due diligence
recommendations for specific risks in
the sector, tailored to the enterprise
position in the supply chain.

6. Due diligence is the
responsibility of all enterprises
in the supply chain.
Due diligence is the process through
which enterprises identify, prevent,
mitigate and account for how they address
their actual and potential adverse impacts.
Due diligence should be carried out by
enterprises operating at each segment of
the supply chain and should be mutually
reinforcing. While all enterprises hold
distinct responsibilities, the scope of due
diligence may vary depending upon the
size of the enterprise, its position in the
supply chain and the severity of risk.
The OECD Guidelines promote risk-based
due diligence, meaning that the nature
and extent of due diligence should
correspond to risk.

7. The multi-stakeholder
implementation platform is a
dynamic and responsive
mechanism to support
enterprises in the implementation
of due diligence.
Activities in 2015 will feed into the
Due Diligence Guidance
Small and medium-sized
enterprises
Build the capacity of SMEs to
conduct effective due diligence in
their supply chain in accordance
with the OECD Guidelines.
Effective monitoring
mechanisms
Towards the promotion of effective
monitoring mechanisms: provide an
evidence base for the timeliness,
accuracy and efficiency of various
monitoring mechanisms in
identifying adverse impacts at
different stages in the apparel and
footwear sector supply chain.
Access to remedy
Provide guidance to enterprises on
providing better access to remedy
including: the identification of
responsible parties for remediation;
determination of appropriate
remediation measures, assessment
of existing process for remediation
(e.g. insurance schemes)
2015 Workplan

8. The OECD seeks to promote
a level-playing field for
responsible business conduct
The OECD will conduct outreach, either
directly or through National Contact Points
and social partners, to textile, garment
and footwear export and import countries
to promote the implementation of the Due
Diligence Guidance. The OECD will
likewise conduct outreach to business and
representative worker organisations to
integrate due diligence into their existing
tools, policies, and certification and/or
assurance frameworks.

9. 2015 Events
Global Forum on
Responsible Business
Conduct
Roundtable on Due
Diligence in the Textile &
Garment Sector
18-19 June 2015
OECD Conference Centre, Paris
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1-2 October 2015
OECD Conference Centre, Paris
Webinars
On-going
Contact us to learn about upcoming
webinars

10. Contact
Jennifer Schappert
Responsible Business Conduct Unit, OECD
Jennifer.Schappert@oecd.org
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