Webinar #12: Successful Due Diligence through Sector Col­lab­o­ra­tion

Companies across sectors often face similar challenges when implementing sustainability due diligence: assessing the same suppliers, managing comparable risks, interpreting evolving requirements and building systems for traceability, monitoring and assurance. Instead of addressing these challenges individually, sector collaboration can provide opportunities to pool resources, align expectations and develop common solutions.

This webinar brings together practical examples of sector collaboration from different industries, alongside a European policy perspective. Speakers will discuss how companies can jointly develop and use common tools, standards and assessment approaches, what makes such initiatives work in practice, and where the responsibility of individual companies remains essential. The session will also explore how sector initiatives can support companies in navigating evolving due diligence expectations and how emerging European guidance can contribute to more effective implementation.

Join this webinar to explore:

• How companies can benefit from collaborating on shared due diligence challenges
• What makes sector initiatives effective in practice 

• How sector collaboration can strengthen leverage across supply chains

   

Meet the Experts:

Rachel Owens, CEO of Solar Stewardship Initiative 
Rachel will discuss how the solar industry is building common approaches to ESG performance, supply chain traceability and assurance, and how sector-wide standards can support companies in implementing responsible sourcing and due diligence

Catalina Fernandez Silva | CSR Europe 
Catalina will provide insights into sector-wide collaboration in the automotive industry, including the development and use of shared approaches such as the Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire to harmonise supplier requirements and support more efficient sustainability due diligence.