Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 24 March 2023.
Rupa Huq
Labour, Ealing Central and Acton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a human rights and environmental due diligence law to increase protection for (a) environmental and (b) workers' rights.
Kevin Hollinrake
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government both encourages and supports the mostly voluntary, business-led, approach to due diligence; as set out in international frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises. Additionally, the Environment Act has introduced world-leading due diligence legislation, in order to tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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