Guidance on due diligence
Are you a public buyer?
The guidance supports you throughout the entire procurement process: from preparation and tendering to contract management.
Are you a supplier?
The guidance explains your obligations, how you exercise due diligence, and when you are required to report negative impact.
Support for public buyers and suppliers
The contract clause on due diligence for sustainable supply chains requires suppliers to have policies and processes in place to identify, assess, prevent, mitigate, and remedy negative impacts on people, the environment, and society within their own operations and supply chains.
The support guides buyers through preparations, procurement, and management of the contract. For suppliers, the support focuses on their commitments, due diligence, and reporting obligations.
It also includes key concepts from the contract clause.
Access the Contract clause on due diligence and the Code of conduct for suppliers here.
Guidance for purchasers on using the contract clause
Prepare procurement
We help you assess the need for the clause as well as identify and assess adverse impacts in the supply chain.
Conduct procurement
We help you choose between the basic level and the advanced level and assist in supplementing and finalising the clause, for example regarding transparency in the supply chain.
Manage contract
We help you prepare suppliers prior to contract start, to plan and carry out monitoring, and manage deviations.
Guidance for suppliers on fulfilling the contract clause
Introduction to the contract clause
We explain what the contract clause is, why it exists, which international frameworks it is based on, and the extent of your responsibility.
Supplier’s commitments
We describe what is meant by human rights, workers’ rights, the environment, and business ethics.
Supplier’s due diligence
We explain what is included in identifying, assessing preventing, mitigating, and remedying adverse impacts.
Supplier’s reporting obligation
We clarify what you must do if you have reasonable grounds to assume that severe deviations are occurring or have occurred.
Country risks
Country risks help buyers assess the need for the contract clause and assist suppliers in identifying risk suppliers.
Risk analyses
To identify and assess risks in supply chains, you can use the Swedish National Agency for Public Procurement’s risk analyses.
Sources
If you prefer to conduct your own risk assessment, we recommend using credible and independent sources.
The approach is based on the following international frameworks:
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy