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DDRT

The DDRT

Prepare for the Due Diligence Reporting Template

The Due Diligence Reporting Template (DDRT), developed by AIAG and leading automotive OEMs, is the standard framework for reporting on forced labour risks in automotive supply chains.

As a preferred provider, NQC helps suppliers meet DDRT requirements through the SUPPLIERASSURANCE platform, ensuring submissions are consistent, defensible, and efficient. By reducing manual effort, validating disclosures, and streamlining reporting, we make DDRT compliance straightforward across global supply chains.

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Supply chains face growing demands for defensible forced labour due diligence

Supply chains face growing demands for defensible forced labour due diligence

Global regulations such as the UFLPA in the U.S. require companies to prove their supply chains are free from forced labour. Yet most organisations lack visibility beyond their Tier 1 suppliers, leaving risks hidden deeper in the chain. At the same time, suppliers face duplicative reporting requests in different formats, creating manual burden, inconsistent data, and weak evidence that fails to meet OEM or regulatory standards.

The Due Diligence Reporting Template (DDRT), developed by AIAG and leading automotive OEMs, addresses these challenges with one consistent, supplier-led reporting framework. By requiring direct supplier disclosures, rejecting unverifiable predictions, and standardising submissions across OEMs, the DDRT creates a defensible baseline for forced labour due diligence. As a preferred provider, NQC helps suppliers meet these requirements efficiently through the SUPPLIERASSURANCE platform. The platform reduces manual effort, validates evidence, and streamlines submissions end to end.

 

How NQC streamlines the DDRT

DDRT compliance can feel complex, from gathering supplier-led evidence to meeting OEM expectations. The SUPPLIERASSURANCE platform makes the process straightforward and consistent by reducing manual effort, validating disclosures against trusted data sources, and formatting reports to AIAG standards. AI alone is not enough. DDRT requires supplier-led disclosures supported by defensible evidence. Once complete, reports can be downloaded for supplier submission or submitted directly through the platform.

Establish your baseline

Establish your baseline

Upload your Tier 1 supplier list once to create a consistent starting point for DDRT reporting. Collect sub-tier disclosures to extend visibility beyond direct suppliers and build a defensible foundation for compliance.

Maintain ongoing oversight

Maintain ongoing oversight

Continuous monitoring identifies forced labour and ESG risks throughout the year. Verified disclosures keep information accurate and audit-ready, reducing surprises and supporting proactive mitigation.

Report & resolve

Report & resolve

Generate DDRT submissions in the AIAG-standard format backed by trusted evidence. Reports can be downloaded or submitted through the platform, and flagged risks are tracked to closure with ASSURE.

Stronger compliance. Clearer evidence. Less effort.

The DDRT sets a new standard for forced labour due diligence. With SUPPLIERASSURANCE, suppliers can meet these requirements with confidence, backed by defensible evidence, automated workflows, and reporting that aligns with OEM and regulatory expectations.

Compliance confidence

Compliance confidence

Reports are consistently formatted to AIAG and OEM standards, reducing errors, avoiding rework, and lowering the risk of rejection.

Defensible evidence

Defensible evidence

Supplier-led disclosures are validated against trusted sources, creating a reliable foundation that OEMs and regulators can depend on with confidence.

Efficiency & scalability

Efficiency & scalability

Automated workflows replace weeks of manual effort, cutting costs and time while ensuring compliance today and readiness for future due diligence requirements.

DDRTl-Guide-2025

Your guide to navigating DDRT with confidence

The DDRT is here. Major OEMs have already begun requesting supplier submissions, with wider adoption expected through 2026. Our concise guide explains what the framework is, why it matters, and how you can prepare now to ensure your reporting is consistent, defensible, and OEM-ready.

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One integrated solution for supply chain risk & ESG compliance

Powered by NQC, SUPPLIERASSURANCE is an integrated platform that delivers the full cycle of supply chain due diligence. While most platforms stop at AI mapping, it goes further by combining supplier-led traceability, independent verification, and corrective action tracking, fully aligned with the OECD framework of Identification, Assessment, and Mitigation.
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Due Diligence Reporting Template (DDRT)

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Standardized, defensible reporting to uncover forced labour risks across supply chains.

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Not sure where to start with DDRT? Our experts can help you understand the requirements, assess your readiness, and guide you through preparing consistent, defensible submissions that meet OEM expectations.

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