New US Government Guidance Promotes Human Rights Due Diligence By Contractors in Federal Supply Chains

By Thomas Daley and Andrew Current of DLA Piper The US government recently issued its National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct (National Action Plan), which the US Department of State described as setting forth the government’s “commitment to strengthen responsible business conduct through multi-stakeholder coordination, convenings, economic incentives, regulation, and other activities.” The National Action Plan addresses a “full range of responsible business conduct” issues for US businesses, including sustainable procurement, climate change, anti-corruption, and human rights.