Responsible Business Alliance

Responsible Business Alliance The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) is the world's largest industry coalition dedicated to responsible business conduct in global supply chains.

The RBA is holding a virtual training in the Central European Time Zone conducted in English for internal auditors of me...
06/10/2026

The RBA is holding a virtual training in the Central European Time Zone conducted in English for internal auditors of member companies from June 30-July 3. This training is exclusively for internal auditors from member companies to enhance their expertise in on-site ESG assessment methodologies. Participants will learn assessment planning, working hours and wages calculations, triangulation for non-conformities, document reviews, and worker-interview techniques.

🔹Please view the detailed agenda and register here: rba.swoogo.com/IAAERBA26

Members must use their member company email address to register.

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), announced its Globa...
06/09/2026

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), announced its Global Responsible Sourcing Due Diligence Standard for Mineral Supply Chains – All Minerals (All Minerals Standard) has achieved full recognition under the London Metal Exchange (LME) Responsible Sourcing Framework, fully meeting LME Track A requirements for both the standard and its implementation.

This full recognition by LME marks an important milestone for the RMI, with all RMI standards now independently assessed as fully OECD-aligned and achieving regulatory recognition under the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation or market recognition by the LME. The RMI’s recognized standards support due diligence and market access for producers, traders, and end users across 10 LME-traded non-ferrous and EV metals, including tin, nickel, and cobalt. A majority of LME Track A deliverable tin and cobalt producers currently use RMI assessments to meet LME responsible sourcing disclosure requirements.

🔹Read the full announcement here responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/news/lme-full-recognition/

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ms. Jane Duke, Ambassad...
06/08/2026

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ms. Jane Duke, Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking) co-hosted an event on June 3 in Sydney, Australia: Driving Responsible Business: Evolving Business Practices Through Human Rights Due Diligence.

This meeting convened government representatives, industry leaders, and civil society experts to explore how companies can implement effective human rights due diligence (HRDD) in practice while preparing for emerging global regulations and legislation, including mandatory due diligence laws and forced labour import restrictions.

In addition, participants discussed alignment with international frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPBHR) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and shared practical insights from companies implementing site-level due diligence across their supply chains.

“Those who lead in responsible business conduct are better positioned to compete, to innovate and to thrive in a rapidly changing world.” - Ms. Jane Duke, Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking, DFAT

“The RBA was built on a simple idea: that working collectively would drive greater impact than any organization could achieve alone. That is especially true today, as global supply chains are undergoing some of the most significant shifts in modern history.” - Rob Lederer, CEO, RBA
Thank you to our speakers and attendees for their participation.

Join the RBA’s upcoming training sessions from June-October on its Code of Conduct and Validated Assessment Program (VAP...
05/28/2026

Join the RBA’s upcoming training sessions from June-October on its Code of Conduct and Validated Assessment Program (VAP). These sessions are tailored to different regions and languages to best support your team’s learning needs.

🔹 June 9-12 (CET) | Virtual-Asia + Europe | Conducted in English
🔹 July 20-23 (EDT) | Virtual-Americas | Conducted in English
🔹 August 11-14 (GMT+8) | Virtual-Asia | Conducted in English
🔹 October 13-16 (CET) | Virtual-Asia + Europe | Conducted in English

đź“Ś Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3tjvkBB

Training details:

➡️ RBA Code of Conduct Training

This course will be beneficial to those who are new to the RBA Code. Participants will learn about Code requirements and how to implement them across their organizations.

➡️ RBA VAP Preparation Workshop

This course will help prepare participants to undergo VAP assessments. It will cover a range of topics including what to expect, documents needed, CAP management, how the assessment is being scored and what pitfalls to avoid.

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ms. Jane Duke, Ambassad...
05/22/2026

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ms. Jane Duke, Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking) are co-hosting an event in Sydney, Australia on June 3, 2026: Driving Responsible Business: Evolving Business Practices Through Human Rights Due Diligence.

This meeting will bring together government representatives, industry leaders, and civil society experts to explore how companies can implement effective HRDD in practice while preparing for emerging global regulations and legislation, including mandatory due diligence laws and forced labour import restrictions.

Featured speakers include:

🔹Ms. Jane Duke, Australian Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking
🔹Chris Evans, Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner
🔹Lauren Zanetti, Director – Business, Regulation & Law, Office of the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner (OAASC)
🔹Dr. Pichamon Yeophantong, PhD, Chairperson, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
🔹Dr. James Cockayne, New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner
🔹Justine Nolan, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales
🔹Laurie Berg, Co-Executive Director of Migrant Justice Institute & Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
🔹Freya Dinshaw, Associate Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre
🔹Vanessa Zimmerman, CEO, Pillar Two
🔹Ronald T., Group General Manager, Sustainability, JB Hi-Fi
🔹Kitty Potter Potter, Environment & Supply Chain Innovation, Apple
🔹Jane Leibowitz, Senior Manager, Business and Human Rights, Walk Free
🔹Robert Lederer Lederer, CEO, Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
🔹Bart Devos, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)

🔹Learn more and register here: rba.swoogo.com/SARBAOM26

The RBA's Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) was pleased to join industry leaders at the Cobalt Congress 2026, contri...
05/20/2026

The RBA's Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) was pleased to join industry leaders at the Cobalt Congress 2026, contributing to critical conversations on the future of responsible sourcing of cobalt.

Together, the RMI and downstream members engaged in a series of meetings and panel discussions. Key highlights included:

🔹 Participation in the consultation hosted by the DRC’s Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) on its draft Responsible Sourcing Standard
🔹 Contributions to the workshop panel on “The ESG Landscape in China – Practical Insights for the Cobalt Value Chain”
🔹 Engagement in the panel “DRC: Responsible governance of a strategic sector – from policy design to market impact”

Across these discussions, the RMI delegation reinforced:

🔹The growing importance of robust ESG due diligence standards in ensuring that the benefits of critical mineral extraction and processing are realized upstream — the cornerstone of a just transition.
🔹 The essential role that standards play in supporting downstream regulatory compliance and strengthening supply chain transparency globally.

RMI continues to deliver globally recognized standards and assurance programs to help companies as they seek to achieve meaningful, measurable impact in their supply chains.

Thank you to all partners and stakeholders helping to advance responsible practices across the cobalt sector.

On May 12 in Brussels, Belgium, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Kumi Consulting Ltd held a joint event, "Pow...
05/19/2026

On May 12 in Brussels, Belgium, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Kumi Consulting Ltd held a joint event, "Powering Responsible Supply Chains: Implementing Battery Due Diligence in a Complex Regulatory Landscape," where participants discussed how companies are preparing for sustainability due diligence and forced labor rules for battery supply chains.

During this event, experts updated attendees on the latest developments regarding battery due diligence and unpacked the practical implementation of major EU due diligence requirements. The discussion focused on how to achieve cross-regulatory preparedness through integrated, risk-based approaches and prioritization, highlighting common challenges as well as opportunities.

Thank you to the speakers and panelists for sharing their insights.

On May 12, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), MEP Axel Voss, and BusinessEurope co-hosted a conference on the impl...
05/13/2026

On May 12, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), MEP Axel Voss, and BusinessEurope co-hosted a conference on the implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in Brussels, Belgium.

This event, "From Rules to Reality: Driving CSDDD Implementation," provided a platform for industry leaders and other stakeholders to discuss priorities for CSDDD implementation with a focus on identifying priorities for the upcoming EC guidelines mandated by the Directive, expected to be launched soon by the European Commission.

The event also provided practical insights into what CSDDD implementation means for companies, including the sharing of early findings regarding identified gaps between current due diligence practices and CSDDD requirements, while also highlighting expected opportunities and challenges in aligning due diligence with CSDDD standards. Participants also identified important support measures, tools, and other factors needed to help companies succeed in achieving CSDDD readiness.

Thank you to our speakers and attendees for their participation in this important event.

The RBA's Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) joined the April 28-29 OECD Critical Minerals Forum in Istanbul, TĂĽrkiye...
05/06/2026

The RBA's Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) joined the April 28-29 OECD Critical Minerals Forum in Istanbul, TĂĽrkiye, an event organized to explore how countries can work together to build resilient and responsible critical mineral supply chains in the face of disruptions and tensions impacting economic, energy, and other facets of supply chain stability.

At the forum, the RMI was invited to intervene in a session on Traceability and Responsible Business Conduct, and underscored that traceability is a means to an end and must be considered as one tool among others within well-established risk-based frameworks such as OECD Guidance, UN Guiding Principles, and ILO conventions. The RMI also emphasized the necessity to advance interoperability of systems in tandem with any traceability efforts, highlighting the UN Transparency Protocol and the RBA's Responsible Business Transparency Protocol extension as a tool to support interoperability.

The RMI was also part of the US Council for International Business delegation in Istanbul, and participated in the Business at OECD (BIAC) side session. Afterward, BIAC issued the Critical Minerals, Critical Partnerships: Business Calls for OECD Action to Address Supply Risks. Read more here: https://ow.ly/Linp50YVKlw

On May 12, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), MEP Axel Voss, and BusinessEurope will co-host a conference on the i...
05/05/2026

On May 12, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), MEP Axel Voss, and BusinessEurope will co-host a conference on the implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in Brussels, Belgium.

This in-person event, "From Rules to Reality: Driving CSDDD Implementation," will provide a platform for industry leaders and other stakeholders to discuss priorities for CSDDD implementation with a focus on identifying and debating priorities for the upcoming EC Guidelines mandated by the Directive, expected to be launched soon by the European Commission.

The event will feature industry sustainability leaders, policymakers and stakeholders, including:

• MEP Axel Voss
• Markus J. Beyrer, Director-General, BusinessEurope
• Dan Dionisie, Head of Unit - Company Law DG Justice, European Commission
• Kai-Niklas Krüger, Head of Responsible Value Chain & Human Rights, Continental
• Hannah Edmonds-Camara, Counsel, Covington & Burling
• Rebekah Smith, ESG Executive, IBM
• Ruben Zandvliet, Director of Standards, Shift
• Julia Otten, Senior Policy Officer, Frank Bold
• Allan Lerberg Jørgensen, Head of Centre for Responsible Business Conduct, OECD
• Amaryllis Verhoeven, Head of Unit. Responsible Business Conduct, DG GROW, European Commission
• Francesco Tramontin, Vice President Global Public Affairs, Ferrero
• Maria Althin, Chair of BE Company Law Working Group, BusinessEurope
• Ralf Sauer, Deputy Head of Unit. Company Law, DG Justice, European Commission
• Nils Heimes, Sustainability Regulation & Government Relations, BMW Group
• Janina Lukas, Head of Ethics & Social Impact, Bayer
• Andrew Britton, Founder and CEO, Kumi Consulting
• Anca Plovie, Global Lead ESG Counsel, Legal & Compliance, Nokia
• Robert Lederer, CEO, Responsible Business Alliance
• Tyler Gillard, Chief Strategy Officer, Responsible Business Alliance
• Bart Devos, Senior VP of Public Policy, Responsible Business Alliance

🔹Please find more details and register here rba.swoogo.com/RBAVOSSBUSINESSEUROPE

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