UNGC Decent Work Toolkit for Sustainable Procurement:
Chapter on Responsible Contracting
RCP contributed a chapter on Responsible Contracting to the UN Global Compact’s Decent Work Toolkit for Sustainable Procurement. The Decent Work Toolkit supports action to improve labor conditions for workers in global supply chains. RCP’s chapter outlines the why and how of Responsible Contracting by making the business case for Responsible Contracting and explaining how it supports transparency and compliance with key human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) laws like the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the German Supply Chains Act (LkSG), as well as with trade sanction laws like the EU Forced Labor Regulation (EU FLR) and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). It also provides practical tools from our Toolkit and real-world case studies from sectors including apparel, agriculture, and tech.
Latest News
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May 1 — RCP published a new analysis of the CSDDD and contracting in light of Omnibus I on the Oxford Business Law Blog: Moving Toward Shared Responsibility: How the EU’s CSDDD and Omnibus I Reimagine Contracting for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence. Also available as a PDF.
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April 27 — RCP Director Sarah Dadush and Senior Advisor John Sherman co-authored an essay for Shift's series marking the 15th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), titled, From Social Norm to Legal Practice: Fifteen Years of Integrating the UNGPs into Business Law.
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April 9 — RCP has launched its latest tool, the Responsible Contracting in Spice Supply Chains Guidance, developed in collaboration with the Sustainable Spice Initiative (SSI).
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May 2026 — Check back soon for updates!
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