DiDi

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area. 

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area. 

The company discloses that it has senior-level oversight of cybersecurity and it has an information security management certification.

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area. 

There is an opportunity for the company to show how it supports universal and affordable access to digital technologies for vulnerable groups and digital inclusivity for women and girls. The company should also disclose how the economic value it generates is distributed among its stakeholders, as well as its taxes paid and employment in its main markets.

No evidence was found that the company supports activities aimed at digital skills development or school connectivity. The company has an opportunity to support initiatives in this area. 

No evidence was found on how the company monitors, responds to and reports information security incidents. Following the example of other leading digital companies, DiDi can be more transparent on its data privacy practices and also provide a statement on its commitment to child online safety. The company should also consider making its information security management certificate publicly available.

No evidence was found evidencing the company’s support for open innovation. The company has an opportunity to back inclusive and open innovation by assisting sustainable development research. In addition, it can demonstrate how it supports inclusive and ethical research and development (R&D).

No evidence was found that DiDi has a publicly available policy document committing to respect human rights or the labour fundamentals outlined by the ILO core labour rights. At the same time, no disclosure was found regarding the company’s process to identify, assess and mitigate the salient human rights risks associated with its own operations and business relationships. DiDi can consider disclosing whether it has a grievance mechanism accessible to both workers and external stakeholders to raise human rights concerns and complaints.

DiDi does not have a publicly available policy commitment to respect the health and safety of workers, and no evidence was found that it places health and safety requirements on its business relationships. The company does not disclose a policy commitment stating that it does not require workers to work more than the regular and overtime hours, and it does not explicitly state that it requires its business relationships to do the same. It also does not disclose the proportion of its global workforce covered by collective bargaining agreements. Furthermore, no commitment on was found to indicate whether the company pays its workers a living wage. DiDi does not have a publicly available policy commitment to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment and does not provide a breakdown of workforce diversity within each employee category.

DiDi does not disclose a policy on bribery and corruption and does not include anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its contracts with business relationships. At the same time, the company can consider disclosing its tax strategy and the income taxes it pays for all its tax jurisdictions. Further, DiDi does not disclose its approach to lobbying and political engagement; specifically, no publicly available statement of the company was found stating that it does not make political contributions.