Converged HREDD Assessment Tool and Guidance

The Converged HREDD Assessment Tool was developed collaboratively by AIM-Progress, the Consumer Goods Forum Human Rights Coalition, FLA and Proforest and published in November 2024. Designed to be flexible across industries, this tool aims to support businesses in standardising HREDD practices, streamlining assessments, and reducing supplier fatigue through a converged, open-source approach.

It allows companies to:

• Self-assess HREDD systems in their own operations and supply chains

• Engage suppliers in identifying and addressing potential risks

• Streamline due diligence processes, aligned with OECD and UNGP standards

Applied at parent company level, this tool will help businesses assess the maturity of a company’s HREDD systems across its own operations and supply chains, including both service and goods providers. It can be used by companies in any goods/service sector. It is a practical, ready to use resource inspired by company best practices to support business-to business engagement and continuous improvement of businesses’ HREDD maturity. We hope the tool can support companies on their journey to develop and continuously improve their HREDD approach, as they endeavour to effectively implement HREDD.

Created through extensive member collaboration and built on feedback from buyers and suppliers, this tool fosters global alignment while reducing reporting burden.

Based on user feedback in the months since launch, we have made a number of adaptations to the Converged HREDD Assessment Tool, mostly focused on the evaluation results which allows companies to see overall statistics, breakdown by the part of the business and breakdown by HREDD step. There are additional enhancements to support supplier engagement in the form of graphics showing maturity levels and percentage of the assessed requirements met.

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