HUMAN RIGHTS

Launched in 2023, the working group on Human Rights explores opportunities for a grievance mechanism for the automotive industry and promotes learning on human rights due diligence.

Our Activities

ACCESS TO REMEDY AND GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS

• Development of a Grievance Escalation Platform to collectively address serious human rights risks in the shared supply chain

•  Engagement with relevant stakeholders (including Drive + members) to ensure that the platform reflects international standards when it comes to Human Rights.

•  Establishment of an Advisory Board to bring OEMs and civil society representatives

HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE

•  Sharing & learning on Human Rights Risk Assessment and Human Rights Impact Assessment

•  Monitor external reports on human rights in the automotive value chain and stakeholder engagement

Our Milestones
2020-2025 2025-2030
Agree on and promote use of a common standardised Business & Human Rights due diligence tool/s and a grievance mechanism to proactively tackle issues (issues to be defined: living wage, child labour etc.)
  • Common standardised Business and Human Rights due-diligence and grievance mechanism rolls out and promoted in the supply chain (Tier 1 and beyond).
News
20/10/2026

Drive Sustainability launches its Grievance Escalation Platform

Launching our Grievance Escalation Platform For about two years, Drive Sustainability has been working to develop a solution to a gap that OEMs struggled to address individually in their human rights...

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18/09/2023

Drive Sustainability Launches First Intelligence Report: Elevating Due Diligence and Enhancing Sustainability in the Automotive Supply Chain through the Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

• Drive Sustainability, in partnership with SUPPLIERASSURANCE, revealed their first automotive due diligence intelligence report on September 18th, 2023, shedding light on the Sustainability Assessm...

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