Inclusive Platform on Due Diligence Policy Co-operation

The Platform's mission is to:

• Facilitate knowledge-sharing and peer-learning on policies on due diligence and accompanying measures (“Exchange”)
• Support inclusive and evidence-based policy making through sharing research, tools and data on the uptake and impact of due diligence policy and relevant examples from other policy areas (“Inform”)
• Assist with strengthening co-operation on due diligence policy to build on commonalities and, where possible, minimize divergences that pose challenges for business and governments (”Co-operate”).

The Due Diligence Policy Platform responds to the calls made by adherents to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct in the 2023 Ministerial Declaration on Promoting and Enabling Responsible Business Conduct in the Global Economy. 

The Due Diligence Policy Platform brings together government representative from countries with due diligence regulation and policy in place as well as from trade partners and producing countries which are impacted by such measures. 

The inaugural meeting of the Platform convened 175 senior government representatives from 60 countries.

The first meeting of the Due Diligence Policy Platform, held on 17 March 2025, brought together 175 government representatives from 60 countries, as well as the OECD’s institutional stakeholders and topic experts to discuss:

• Measures to support companies in trade partner countries in meeting due diligence policies, laws and regulations and to better respond to their needs in policy design and implementation.
• Considerations for enhancing international policy co-operation in the context of due diligence policy.
• The role of sustainability initiatives in due diligence policy and legislation.

The second meeting of the Due Diligence Policy Platform, held on 27-28 October 2025, brought together 225 government representatives from 68 countries, as well as the OECD’s institutional stakeholders and topic experts to discuss:

• Commonalities and divergences across due diligence legislation.
• Opportunities to facilitate reporting, disclosure and data exchange under due diligence legislation.
• Priorities and objectives going forward on due diligence policy co-operation.

The third meeting (draft agenda) of the OECD Inclusive Platform on Due Diligence Policy Co-operation will be held on 1 July 2026 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, back-to-back with the 50^th Anniversary OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct (29–30 June 2026).

The meeting will focus on identifying concrete opportunities to strengthen effectiveness and efficiency of due diligence practice through policy. It will draw on analytical work examining current uptake and practices by business and the due diligence policy landscape as a foundation for assessing where there is a need to address gaps or drive more coherent approaches. The session will contribute towards defining common understanding of key due diligence concepts, particularly how to demonstrate, monitor and evaluate whether and how company practices meet expectations across due diligence policies and legislation with varying approaches to risk.