May 2024
The EU Due Diligence Directive underscores the need for brands to trace and publish their supply chains, as advocated by Human Rights Watch and other organizations. Efforts like Open Supply Hub and Mapped In Bangladesh facilitate this transparency.
Human Rights Watch and other organizations have repeatedly called for brands to trace and publish their supply chains through efforts like the Open Supply Hub and Mapped In Bangladesh. Brands should also heed calls to ensure that their purchasing practices are fair through a combination of efforts, drawing from the Responsible Contracting Project's recommended fair clauses, using tools to determine how to set prices to provide living wages and pay fair prices, and exploring ways of monitoring living wage outcomes for workers.