The French Loi de Vigilance (LdV) is the first law of its kind in the world: It has been in force since 2017 and obliges large French companies to exercise human rights due diligence in their global value chains. Obligated companies must draw up and publish plans for dealing with human rights and environmental risks worldwide throughout their value chain. In the event of violations of this obligation, affected parties can take legal action in French civil courts, demand rectification and, if there is a causality between the breach of duty and damage, also claim damages.