1.3 The importance of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) in Supply ChainsLearning plan

What exactly are companies' human rights due diligence obligations and how can you comply with them in the supply chain? Based on module 1.2., this module explaines levers for the protection of human rights in your corporate activities.

The module covers the following content:

Background on HRDD

Relevance of Human Rights for companies: Civil society, Legislators, Consumers, Invenstors
Relevance of Human Rights for companies: Examples of human rights potentially affected by companies (Child labour, Occupational Health & Safety, Land rights, Forced Labour & modern slavery, Working conditions, Environmental impacts)
Key elements of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD): Policy commitment, risk & impact assessment, Cease, prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts, Embedding, Track & communicate, Grievance & remedy

How to get started and identify human rights impacts

How to start? Value Chain Mapping - Focus supply chain management
How to start? Issue Mapping
How to start? Defining Severity
How to start? Identifying Salient Issues

Possible actions by purchasing departments

Determine measures
Possible actions: Medium – high leverage
Possible actions: Medium leverage
Possible actions: Low leverage
Action plan: targets, responsibilities & timeline
Controlling & reporting
Best Practice: examples of companies
Recap: Key elements of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)

Course languages: German, English with optional Mandarin subtitles
课程语言：德语、 英语、 英语发音中文字幕

General

Course type	Seminar
Learning Duration	39 Minutes
Price	160.50 EUR (incl. 7% VAT rate)

Target Group

This module is aimed at:

CPOs and Purchasing Managers
CSR Professionals
Suppliers of Goods and Services
Strategic Buyers and Category Managers
Tactical Purchasers and Supplier Managers

Learning Objectives

After having accomplished this training, the participant will:

Understand the relevance and core elements of HRDD for procurement
Understand how to identify and prioritize human rights impacts in the supply chain
Be able to take concrete action to prevent or mitigate human rights impacts