Established by civil society groups in 2021, the Global Inititiative for Corporate Accountability (GICA) promotes law and policy reform to advance corporate accountability worldwide.

We call for binding rules to hold corporations to account for human rights abuse and environmental damage in their global operations and value chains, and to ensure access to justice and effective remedy for people and communities harmed by business activity.

GICA members see significant potential for human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) legislation to prevent and remedy these harms. However, HREDD laws introduced to date – including the French Duty of Vigilance law, the German Supply Chain act and the E.U. Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – fall short of fully realising this potential. GICA members work together to promote strong, comprehensive due diligence laws in our respective jurisdictions, informed by these key elements.

We also support other efforts to promote internationally binding mechanisms for corporate accountability.