IANSA and IPIS Fact Sheet: Due Diligence Responsibilities of Businesses Involved in Small Arms and Light Weapons (September 2023)

IANSA and the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) have developed a Fact Sheet on “Due Diligence Responsibilities of Businesses Involved in Small Arms and Light Weapons.” For over a decade, the international community has been developing guidelines for responsible business conduct for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations. These include: the UN Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This Fact Sheet focuses on how these guidelines apply to businesses that manufacture and trade small arms and light weapons.