PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Coralie David, Policy AnalystDirectorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs

Meeting of the Global Donor Working Group on Land26 March 2015

FAO-OECD guidance

Help enterprises observe existing standards of responsible business conduct along agricultural supply chains

• Three main sections:

1. A five-step framework for risk-based due diligence

2. A model enterprise policy

3. Measures for risk mitigation

• Multi-stakeholder advisory group

Health

Sustainable use of natural resources

Technology and innovation

Tenure rights over and access to

natural resources

Animal welfare

Labour rights

Food security

POTENTIAL RISKS

Human rights

Governance

Risks along the supply chain

Supply chain due diligence

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Standards considered

• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

• CFS-RAI Principles

• VGGT

• PRAI

• ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

• Convention on Biological Diversity

• IFC Performance Standards

• Principles of the UN Global Compact5

Implementation activities

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• Interactive website• Road-testing• Case studies from enterprises

• Tailored to specific enterprises and/or commodities

Capacity-building

• Due diligence trainings• Peer-learning webinars

Practical due diligence tools

Use of the FAO-OECD guidance

THANK YOU!

mneguidelines.oecd.org

For more information:

Coralie.David@oecd.org