DiliCHANCE
Together Toward Effective Due Diligence in Minerals Value Chains
The European Union sees due diligence as essential to securing critical raw materials, supporting the green and digital transition, and promoting sustainable practices that reduce societal and environmental harm. Yet, many companies struggle to implement effective due diligence frameworks, as existing tools often fail to meet legal requirements or drive lasting positive change.
The DiliCHANCE project aims to bridge this gap by developing a comprehensive one-stop platform to help companies navigate regulatory requirements, enhance responsible sourcing, and improve transparency across minerals value chains.
DURATION: 2024 – 2027
SCOPE: Global
FOCUS AREA: Resource Extraction
FUNDED BY: European Union Horizon Programme
DiliCHANCE
DiliCHANCE is a three-year initiative designed to strengthen Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) across the minerals sector. By addressing policy gaps, enhancing corporate knowledge, and fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration, the project will empower businesses to implement robust and practical due diligence solutions.
At the end of October 2024, the DiliCHANCE project officially kicked off with a meeting in Vienna, Austria, hosted by the main project coordinator, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (Institut for Managing Sustainability). This gathering brought together project partners to align on goals, discuss key challenges, and set the foundation for the next three years of work.
Project Scope
Through research, industry engagement, and innovative tools, DiliCHANCE will support companies in ensuring ethical supply chains and aligning with evolving EU and global due diligence regulations. Over the next three years, the project will:
Raise awareness and knowledge
of human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) among corporate actors
Identify gaps in policy and industry
by assessing regulatory frameworks and implementation by the industry
Enhance due diligence operations
Foster multi-stakeholder engagement
Digital One-Stop Shop
- Provides an easy-to-use navigator that helps users navigate among several hundred regulations, standards, and digital tools.
- Develops a self-check tool for companies, offering a straightforward self-assessment and targeted access to learning materials tailored to their needs.
- Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of due diligence tools and supports tool providers in enhancing their technical and methodological maturity.
- Maps the current state of companies’ due diligence practices and highlights pathways for improving the effectiveness of business operations.
- Advances assurance practices by publishing lighthouse cases on how to engage affected people and developing training modules for practitioners.
Partners
