Glossary term

oecd due diligence guidance

EU Conflict Minerals Regulation reference term for the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, including its annexes and supplements.

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What does oecd due diligence guidance mean?

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance is the referenced method backbone for several Conflict Minerals Regulation controls. It should be connected to policy, scheme, audit, risk-management, and grievance evidence rather than treated as a loose responsible-sourcing slogan.

Official definitions by source

EU Conflict Minerals

Regulation (EU) 2017/821 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas

the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Second Edition, OECD 2013), including all its Annexes and Supplements

Article 2 definitions for EU conflict-minerals due diligence. Source-specific to tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores, and gold.

Reference: Article 2, point (o)

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Practical application

Implementation records should capture the guidance edition, annex/supplement reference, policy or audit link, covered mineral scope, due-diligence scheme reference, risk category, grievance mechanism link, and management-response record.

Minespider commentary

OECD Due Diligence Guidance is a method-reference control: it gives source-specific due-diligence terms their risk language and evidence architecture, but individual importer and supply-chain records still need to show how the guidance was applied.

Common confusions

Referencing OECD guidance is not the same as proving a complete due-diligence process.
The EU definition points to the Second Edition, including annexes and supplements, not a generic OECD web page.
Guidance references should be linked to concrete policies, audits, risk plans, and grievance records.