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Verified 5 March 2026 · updated monthly
South Korean Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Bill (South Korea) is currently in committee. Every date below is verified against primary sources, with tracker revisions logged openly at the foot of the page.
First supply chain due diligence bill introduced in the National Assembly.
Broader HREDD bill introduced with civil society backing.
Bills reintroduced following the assembly cycle; committee deliberations continue.
The South Korean Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Bill currently has no fixed statutory application date, so no compliance deadline can be stated with confidence yet.
As of 5 March 2026, the South Korean Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Bill is in committee in South Korea. The leading Asian attempt at a binding due diligence statute, repeatedly introduced and still in committee.
Committee status and stakeholder positions updated. That revision was logged in March 2026 on the hredd.org tracker.
Tracker revisions, logged openly
March 2026 Committee status and stakeholder positions updated.
Sources for every date live on the full tracker entry · movement lands in the monthly digest first