Description du projet
Un système opérationnel de devoir de diligence pour les chaînes d’approvisionnement en minerais
L’UE considère que le devoir de diligence (DD) est essentiel à un approvisionnement stable en matières premières pour ses chaînes de valeur industrielles. L’UE a déployé divers instruments, notamment des propositions de lois et de règlements, afin de promouvoir un approvisionnement et un DD responsables dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement. De nombreuses sociétés basées dans l’UE éprouvent toutefois des difficultés à appliquer de manière efficace le DD. Le projet DiliCHANCE, financé par l’UE, entend radicalement transformer le système opérationnel actuel du DD. Le projet envisagera les solutions de DD sous trois angles (outils, pratiques commerciales, assurance et vérification) et en évaluera l’efficacité. Il fournira également une formation aux principaux décideurs du monde des affaires, de la politique et de la société civile afin d’encourager le leadership industriel dans les chaînes de valeur minérales critiques de l’UE.
Objectif
The European Union (EU) under its political economic prosperity and sustainability agenda perceives due diligence (DD) as a means and an end: DD is urgently needed for (a) assuring sufficient supply of raw materials (primary and secondary) critical for the EU industrial value chains and strategic sectors, and (b) changing sourcing and business practices to minimize societal and environmental harm in- and outside the EU in the light of the Europe 2030 Agenda and SDGs.
For that purpose, the EU and its Member States deployed a mix of different instruments aiming at responsible sourcing and supply chain DD. These instruments cover a variety of requirements both horizontal (proposed upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act and Directive for Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability) and product or commodity specific levels (i.e. Conflict Minerals Regulation, Battery Regulation). These diverse frameworks of legal requirements for DD processes set and enforce standards for business, regulate markets, and, ultimately, foster a level playing field – i.e. a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone.
Even though front runner companies, policy and civil society call for mandatory DD, the majority of EU based companies are currently struggling to implement DD: Only one third of larger EU companies practices voluntary DD covering human rights and the environment, while only one in seven companies claim to cover the entire value chain.
The DiliCHANCE Project aims to fundamentally reshape the current DD operational system: Looking into DD solutions from a holistic three-pronged approach - tools, business practice, and assurance & verification - assessing their efficacy and engaging in capacity building with key decision-makers from business and policy, as well as civil society will unlock industrial leadership for key EU mineral value chains.
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