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Human rights due diligence software: UK law, UNGPs and CSDDD
Human rights due diligence software helps a company map suppliers, assess where people could be harmed, act, track the result and report it.
UK law asks for a statement, the international standards describe the process, and the EU directive now starts in 2029; this page separates the three, then lists 41 supply chain platforms in their own words.
What the software does
What does due diligence software actually do? The six OECD measures, held in one place
The OECD Guidelines describe due diligence as a process to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for adverse impacts, and list six measures.
Principle 17 of the UN Guiding Principles says the same in fewer words: assess impacts, integrate and act on the findings, track responses and communicate.
Software is useful at each step because the work is repetitive and spread across hundreds of suppliers, and because every step needs a record.
The UK statement itself is covered on modern slavery reporting software, and supplier risk in general on supply chain risk management software.
- 1
Embed
Policies and management systems for responsible business conduct.
- 2
Identify
Map operations and suppliers; assess actual and potential impacts.
- 3
Act
Cease, prevent and mitigate what was found.
- 4
Track
Check whether the action worked.
- 5
Communicate
Say how impacts are addressed: the statement is one output.
- 6
Remedy
Provide for or co-operate in remediation.
The UK law
What does UK law actually require? A statement, not a process
Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires an in-scope organisation to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year.
An organisation is in scope if it carries on a business in the UK, supplies goods or services, and has total turnover of at least £36 million, counting its subsidiaries, under SI 2015/1833.
The six content areas in s.54(5), due diligence among them, are things a statement “may” include, and s.54(11) makes the duty enforceable only by an injunction.
So the legal duty is to publish and approve a statement; what makes due diligence software worth having is the quality of what that statement can truthfully say.
Read the detailed guidance and references
An LLP counts as a body corporate under s.54(12), and ordinary and limited partnerships are caught by the partnership limb.
The Home Office’s statutory guidance treats audits as one due-diligence tool, warns that suppliers can present fake records and coach workers, and says audits should not be relied upon alone; it names no audit scheme or rating.
The statement registry is open to any organisation and says submission will be mandatory in the future; no instrument makes it so yet.
The full requirements are on modern slavery reporting requirements.
Modern Slavery Act s.54
Who
Modern Slavery Act s.54
What
Modern Slavery Act s.54
Registry
Your figures
Are you in scope of the UK statement and the CSDDD? Two tests, computed
The UK test is a single turnover figure for the organisation and its subsidiaries, plus two yes-or-no questions about where and how it trades.
The EU test for an EU company needs both more than 5,000 employees on average and more than €1.5bn net worldwide turnover, in two consecutive financial years.
The tool beside this runs both on your figures; it computes the tests and gives no advice.
A UK group can fall inside the EU test through an EU subsidiary, or through the non-EU limb, which looks at turnover generated in the EU.
Due diligence scope · two tests on your figures
| Test | Result on these figures |
|---|---|
| UK slavery and human trafficking statement (MSA 2015 s.54) | Required for each financial year |
| EU CSDDD size test for an EU company (from 26 July 2029) | Below at least one threshold |
The EU test is the EU-company limb only, and needs both figures in two consecutive years; a non-EU company is tested on turnover generated in the EU.
Sources: Modern Slavery Act 2015 s.54; SI 2015/1833 regs 2–3; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 Arts 2 and 37, as amended by Directive (EU) 2026/470. Nothing is stored or sent.
The EU directive
Where has the CSDDD landed? Narrower, later and without its climate duty
Directive (EU) 2026/470 raised the CSDDD thresholds to more than 5,000 employees and more than €1.5bn net worldwide turnover for EU companies.
It replaced the phase-in with one date: Member States apply their laws from 26 July 2029.
It deleted Article 22, the duty to adopt and put into effect a climate transition plan, in its entirety.
And it removed the EU-wide civil liability regime, leaving liability to each Member State’s national law.
Employees
More than 5,000Was 1,000 in the original textTurnover
More than €1.5bnWas €450mApplies
26 July 2029Phase-in abolishedArticle 22
DeletedNo transition plan duty- 18 March 202601
Omnibus I in force
Directive (EU) 2026/470 amends the CSDDD: scope raised, phase-in abolished. - 26 July 202702
- 26 July 202803
- 26 July 202904
The EU directive in more detail is on the CSDDD, and the software for it on CSDDD software.
The CSDDD after Omnibus I
Scope
The CSDDD after Omnibus I
Article 22
The CSDDD after Omnibus I
Liability
The international standard
What do the UNGPs and OECD expect? A process that goes beyond risk to the company
The UN Human Rights Council endorsed the Guiding Principles on 16 June 2011, and they remain the reference point most due diligence products are built around.
The commentary to Principle 17 says due diligence can sit inside enterprise risk management, provided it goes beyond the company’s own risks to include risks to rights-holders.
The OECD Guidelines, updated on 8 June 2023, say business relationships include those beyond the first tier, which is where a supplier map has to reach.
Neither is UK legislation, but both describe what a credible statement under s.54 can point to.
| Expectation | Where it is written |
|---|---|
| Assess, integrate and act, track, communicate | UNGP 17 |
| Cover risks to people, not only to the company | UNGP 17, commentary |
| Keep it ongoing as risks change | UNGP 17(c) |
| Consult potentially affected groups | UNGP 18(b) |
| Reach beyond first-tier relationships | OECD Guidelines, commentary ¶17 |
The vendors
Which platforms support human rights due diligence? 41 supply chain vendors, in their own words
Every vendor this site files under supply chain, alphabetically, which ranks nothing, each linked to its own site and its profile here.
The registry covers 73 vendors across all categories, read 11 October 2026 and 30 September–1 October 2026.
41 vendors · supply chain
“Altruistiq helps companies with complex value chains go faster and further on sustainability”
“Intelligent AI that measures, reduces, and reports Scope 1–3 and LCA emissions in line with CDP, SBTi, CSRD, and CBAM requirements”
“Benchmark Gensuite is a unified EHS management software platform built on a single architecture—connecting safety, environmental compliance, and operational risk across every site”
“AI workflows that extract answers from your documents with full source references”
“Our software provides companies and financial institutions with precise accounting of the emissions caused by making, shipping and using critical commodities and products around the globe”
“Measure, reduce, and report your Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions”
“Coolset gives supply chain and ESG teams the structure, automation and guidance to meet complex compliance requirements like EUDR, PPWR and CSRD, and manage Scope 1-3 emissions”
“One AI-enabled EHS software platform to drive performance across employee health, safety, quality, environmental, and sustainability”
“Cozero helps enterprises steer decarbonization with the same rigor as financial performance, from data collection to investment decisions and regulatory disclosure”
“Dcycle is an ESG software platform founded in 2020 that helps companies collect, manage, and govern sustainability and non-financial data”
Diginex describes carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, supply chain, human rights monitoring and ESG investor intelligence for asset managers, banks and companies.
“A connected system built on a global standard for measuring and understanding sustainability performance across supply chains”
“The Emitwise platform is now part of Green Project, where the team continues to build and deliver end-to-end decarbonization solutions”
“Collect, analyze, and report sustainability, financial, and risk KPIs with 10+ software modules – individually or in line with official standards”
“The climate management platform built on AI, backed by dedicated sustainability experts”
“Measure, report, and reduce your company's emissions on one audit-ready sustainability management platform”
IBM describes Envizi as a “compliance ready solution for ESG data”.
IntegrityNext describes itself as a “supply chain sustainability intelligence & orchestration platform”.
IsoMetrix sells software to “manage their environmental, health, safety, sustainability, and social risks”.
“Makersite’s Product Lifecycle Intelligence software brings together your cost, environment, compliance, and risk data in one place”
Microsoft Sustainability Manager
“Track and reduce your environmental impact using data and AI”
“Normative is a carbon accounting platform that helps companies calculate, report, and reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions using 349,000 verified emission factors”
“Novata is a sustainability data management platform built for private market investors, deal teams, banks, and companies that need a scalable way to collect, manage, and act on sustainability data”
“One digital solution for sustainability planning, data management, reporting, analysis and action - built for enterprise”
“Our platform empowers organizations to accurately measure and manage scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions with direct and actionable information”
“osapiens is the AI platform for compliance and supplier intelligence to help companies manage risk and become more resilient”
Persefoni describes software and AI tools to manage an organisation’s “sustainability data, disclosures, and performance”.
Position Green describes “a sustainability reporting and management platform that combines powerful software with expert advisory services”.
“Pulsora is an AI-powered sustainability and carbon management platform that automates data collection, measurement, and reporting workflows for sustainability teams”
“Digitally handle occupational safety, quality, sustainability, and environmental management”
“It leverages the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem by pulling an organization’s sustainability data into one place and creating actionable insights to guide strategic decisions”
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
“Decarbonize your value chain and calculate your corporate and product carbon footprint at scale with ERP-centric, AI-enabled carbon management”
“Run risk screening, corrective actions and reporting across your global supply chain, backed by verified SMETA audits”
SINAI describes “audit-grade Scope 1–3 accounting, automated compliance reporting, complete supply chain visibility” and decarbonisation planning for global enterprises.
“Sphera unifies risk, safety and sustainability into a single enterprise-wide view — connecting intelligence across operations, products and supply chains”
“Sweep's AI turns sustainability data into measurable business performance”
“Manage sustainability metrics intelligently in medium-sized businesses - through automated processes, AI-powered carbon accounting, and audit-proof ESG reports”
“Terrascope is an enterprise carbon management and decarbonisation platform for companies with complex supply chains”
“Carbon accounting is often the first step companies take toward climate disclosure, compliance, and action—and with Watershed, it’s part of your complete enterprise sustainability platform”
Workday (supplier sustainability)
“Turn sustainable sourcing into a competitive advantage with Workday supplier sustainability solutions”
“Worldfavor is a supply chain due diligence platform founded in Stockholm in 2016”
Alphabetical, which ranks nothing.
Each description is the vendor’s own words from its own site, read 11 October 2026 and 30 September–1 October 2026; prices appear only where the vendor publishes one.
No product here has been tested by this site.
Several of these platforms describe due diligence as their core purpose, among them Worldfavor, which calls itself “a supply chain due diligence platform”, and Sedex, which describes risk screening, corrective actions and reporting backed by verified SMETA audits.
Each brings real strengths; ask how it reaches beyond first-tier suppliers and how it records remediation.
41 vendors, own words
Filed under supply chain
41 vendors, own words
Alphabetical
41 vendors, own words
Their own words
41 vendors, own words
Beyond tier one
UK law asks a company to say what it did about slavery in its supply chain, and the only thing that makes that statement credible is a record of the work.
That is the sentence to put to the board when it approves the statement.
Takeaways
Human rights due diligence software, in five facts
| Fact | What it means for a tool |
|---|---|
| s.54 requires a statement, not a process | The tool’s output is evidence the statement can rely on. |
| The UK threshold is £36m including subsidiaries | Hold group turnover, not just the entity’s. |
| Audits should not be relied upon alone | Combine audits with worker voice, mapping and tracking. |
| The CSDDD applies from 26 July 2029 | Plan for it; nothing in it bites before then. |
| Business relationships reach beyond tier one | Map suppliers past the first tier. |
Next: run the scope check above, then use modern slavery reporting software to plan this year’s statement.
Nothing on this page is a rating, ranking or recommendation of any product.
Frequently asked
Human rights due diligence software, answered
What is human rights due diligence software?
Software that helps a company map its operations and suppliers, assess where people could be harmed, act on what it finds, track whether the action worked and report it.
The international standards call this human rights due diligence; in the UK its main legal output is the modern slavery statement.
Does UK law require human rights due diligence?
Not as a general duty.
Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a slavery and human trafficking statement from in-scope organisations, and lists due diligence among the topics the statement “may” include.
Who must publish a modern slavery statement?
A body corporate or partnership that carries on a business in the UK, supplies goods or services, and has total turnover of £36 million or more, counting the turnover of its subsidiaries.
LLPs count as bodies corporate.
What is the penalty for not publishing a modern slavery statement?
There is no fine and no criminal offence.
Section 54(11) says the duty is enforceable by the Secretary of State bringing civil proceedings in the High Court for an injunction, or in Scotland for specific performance.
Do I have to put my statement on the government registry?
Not yet.
The Home Office registry says organisations are strongly encouraged to add their statements because it will be mandatory in the future, but no law makes it mandatory today.
Are SMETA audits or EcoVadis ratings required?
No UK law requires either.
The Home Office statutory guidance treats audits as one due-diligence tool, warns that suppliers can present fake records and coach workers, says audits should not be relied upon alone, and names no audit scheme or rating provider.
What are the UN Guiding Principles?
The global standard on business and human rights, endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council on 16 June 2011.
Principle 17 says companies should carry out human rights due diligence: assess impacts, integrate and act on the findings, track responses and communicate how impacts are addressed.
They are not UK legislation.
What do the OECD Guidelines add?
The 2023 edition sets out six due diligence measures: embed responsible business conduct, identify and assess impacts, cease, prevent and mitigate them, track results, communicate, and provide for or co-operate in remediation.
They are recommendations from governments, and business relationships include those beyond the first tier.
When does the CSDDD apply?
From 26 July 2029 for every company in scope, after Directive (EU) 2026/470 abolished the phase-in.
An EU company is in scope with more than 5,000 employees and more than €1.5bn net worldwide turnover; a non-EU company with more than €1.5bn net turnover generated in the EU.
Does the CSDDD still require a climate transition plan?
No. Directive (EU) 2026/470 deleted Article 22 in its entirety.
Transition plan reporting survives separately under the CSRD for companies in its scope.
Can a company be sued under the CSDDD?
The EU-wide civil liability regime was removed in 2026.
Whether a company can be held liable for a due diligence failure is now a matter of each Member State’s national law, with a right to full compensation where it is.
Has this site tested any human rights due diligence software?
No. This page is built from the Modern Slavery Act, Home Office guidance, the UNGPs, the OECD Guidelines and the CSDDD, and the vendor list quotes only what each vendor says about itself.
Sources
Primary sources
Every statement on this page traces to the provision listed here.
Vendor descriptions are cited on each vendor’s profile to the vendor’s own page.
- legislation.gov.ukModern Slavery Act 2015, section 54
The statement duty; content “may include”; enforcement by injunction.
- legislation.gov.ukModern Slavery Act 2015
The Act as a whole.
- legislation.gov.ukModern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/1833
£36 million total turnover, including subsidiaries.
- legislation.gov.ukLimited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, section 1
An LLP is a body corporate, so a commercial organisation under s.54(12).
- Home OfficeTransparency in supply chains: a practical guide (statutory guidance, updated 1 December 2025)
Audits are one tool and should not be relied upon alone.
- Home OfficeModern slavery statement registry
Open to any organisation; submission strongly encouraged, not yet required.
- Home OfficeProcess for submitting a modern slavery statement to the registry
The questions asked; the summary questions are optional.
- Home OfficeAdd your modern slavery statement to the statement registry
Who can use the service.
- OHCHRGuiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (PDF), Principles 17–18
The definition of human rights due diligence.
- OHCHRGuiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: publication page
Endorsed by the Human Rights Council on 16 June 2011.
- OECDOECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (8 June 2023)
Recommendations from governments to enterprises.
- OECDOECD Guidelines (2023), PDF, Commentary ¶¶15–17
The six due diligence measures; business relationships beyond the first tier.
- EUR-LexDirective (EU) 2024/1760 (CSDDD), consolidated 18 March 2026
5,000 employees and €1.5bn; applies from 26 July 2029; Article 22 deleted.
- EUR-LexDirective (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus I)
The 2026 amendments to the CSDDD.
- Council of the EUCouncil signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence (24 February 2026)
The Council’s announcement of Omnibus I.