Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean project, implemented together with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), aims to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the region by supporting responsible business conduct practices in line with international instruments. It is the first time these three organisations join forces with the support of the European Union to promote responsible business conduct within the framework of a joint regional project.

The project is carried out in partnership with Chile and Mexico, both OECD members, as well as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru, which have all adhered to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and have set up a National Contact Point for RBC, and two partner economies, namely Ecuador and Panama.

Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Colombia	Costa Rica


Ecuador	Mexico	Panama	Peru

Find out how the RBCLAC programme supports governments, businesses and stakeholders in their efforts to promote and uphold RBC:

RBC Country fact sheets	LAC National Contact Points for RBC	OECD RBC policy reviews

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Due Diligence for RBC

Under the second pillar of the project, the OECD supports businesses in LAC to strengthen their knowledge and capacity to carry out due diligence for responsible business conduct in accordance with OECD guidance. These activities focus on supply chains in the following priority sectors agriculture, minerals/extractives, financial, and garment/footwear sectors.

As part of this action, the OECD conducted a firm-level survey to obtain information on business practices, opportunities and challenges related to responsible business conduct (RBC) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

For more information, consult the OECD Business Survey 2021.

In addition, the following OECD guidances have been translated:

OECD Due Diligence Guidance on RBC Español | Português
Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting Español
Responsible Business Conduct for Institutional Investors Español
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector Español | Português

See more about OECD's work in due diligence and other guidance available in Spanish

Regional reports on RBC in LAC

Regional reports on Responsible Business Conduct in priority sectors in LAC

The following regional reports provide an analysis of RBC issues and initiatives to promote and enable the business engagement of responsible supply chains in Latin America and the Caribbean:

Responsible Business Conduct in the Extractive and Minerals Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean English | Español | Português

Responsible Business Conduct in the Agriculture Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean English | Español | Português

Responsible Business Conduct in the Financial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean English | Español | Português
- Responsible Business Conduct in the Financial Sector in Costa Rica English | Español
- Responsible Business Conduct in the Financial Sector in Panama English | Español

Helping LAC businesses observe and apply due diligence standards and tools

To address the training needs of LAC businesses, the OECD started in October 2021 a series of 6-month sectoral capacity-building programmes on due diligence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The first of this kind of programme in the region aimed to strengthen the understanding, capability and know-how of businesses to carry out risk-based due diligence for RBC, focusing on 4 key economic sectors: Agriculture, Extractives and minerals, Financial sector, Garment and footwear

More information on the impact and outcome summary of the four capacity-building programmes: English | Español

For more information and to apply, please visit the capacity building programme website: English | Español | Português

Find out more about the project

Watch the programme overview video (Español | Português | English)
Find out more about RBC in video (Español | Português | English)
Facts & figures: RBC challenges in LAC (Español)
Project factsheet (English | Español | Português)
Project brochure (English | Español | Português)
Joint project presentation (Español | Português)
OECD scope and activities (English | Español)
RBC key messages from International Organisations (English | Español | Português)