Human rights due diligence

Large companies doing business in the European Union have new legal obligations regarding the human rights and environmental risks from their operations and supply chains.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) was approved by the European Parliament earlier in 2024. A number of European countries, including Germany and France, already had laws in place on mandatory human rights due diligence.

This course provides an understanding of the latest legislation. You'll learn the steps needed to develop an effective human rights due diligence framework.

• Understand how to build an effective human rights due diligence (HRDD) process. 
• Identify the gaps and strengths of your organisation’s HRDD framework by completing a Due Diligence Maturity Assessment Checklist.
• Receive practical and actionable advice.
• Learn from your peers’ experience.  
• Boost your core skills.

• Understand what effective human rights due diligence is.
• Explore the key aspects and trends of existing and upcoming human rights due diligence legislation.
• Reflect on the strengths and gaps of your organisation’s human rights due diligence framework.
• Understand how to build an effective human rights due diligence framework.

Professionals working for companies that are based or doing business in the European Union.

The course is relevant to many roles, including:

• sustainability managers
• legal and compliance teams
• procurement professionals
• human resources professionals
• C-suite