Submission for U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct regarding the U.S. Agency for International Development

The submission argues that USAID lacks clear operational procedures for human rights due diligence and access to remedy. It recommends the adoption of a comprehensive human rights-based approach to development, the implementation of social impact assessments, and the creation of independent non-judicial grievance mechanisms to address abuses caused by USAID, its partners, and its contractors.

• USAID lacks clarity on how human rights due diligence is operationalized into social and environmental standards, despite having general policy statements on human rights and gender equality.
• The authors recommend that USAID adopt a mitigation hierarchy for human rights that prioritizes prevention and avoidance over minimization and restoration.
• There is a lack of transparency regarding the criteria USAID uses to determine the eligibility of private sector partners for public-private partnerships, specifically concerning their history of human rights disputes.
• USAID's current environmental impact assessments are insufficient because they do not adequately capture social impacts and risks to human rights.
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes within USAID are inconsistent, often relying on private sector partners to monitor themselves, which creates a conflict of interest.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2015). Submission for U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct regarding the U.S. Agency for International Development. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NAP-submission_USAID_Aug2015.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Submission for U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct regarding the U.S. Agency for International Development. 2015. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NAP-submission_USAID_Aug2015.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2015submission, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Submission for U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct regarding the U.S. Agency for International Development}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2015}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NAP-submission_USAID_Aug2015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }