Course | Human Rights Due Diligence – The Essentials

Course | Human Rights Due Diligence – The Essentials

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? 25 August 2020 ? 8.45 – 15.00 (CEST)
Course

Want to learn the basics and the essentials about human rights due diligence? Whether you are just starting off or you want to take the next steps in your work, this is the course for you.

In this highly interactive one-day virtual training we will walk you through what you need to know about human rights due diligence – in other words, all you need to know to get started and advance in your human rights due diligence work.

During the course:

  • Learn about what human rights due diligence is, what it entails and the necessary components, taking the starting point in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
  • Learn about good practice and how companies have dealt with challenges
    Practically try out the first steps of a human rights due diligence – namely to identify human rights impacts and analyse risks from an external objective human rights perspective
  • Elaborate on ideas for how to begin, or advance the human rights due diligence journey inside a company
  • Engage and socialize with other participants in the course – through a variety of virtual socialisation opportunities and break-out group exercises.

Who is this for?:

  • Companies: Decision makers or experts in sustainability department, compliance or legal function, supply chain management, risk or audit functions, business planning experts, health and safety experts, community / environmental managers, sales managers, human resources.
  • Civil society / NGOs
  • Unions
  • Consumer organisations
  • Government / municipalities
  • Public procurement

Original source: Business & Human Rights 
Published on 01 July 2020