About this event
Enact's course on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Enact is proud to offer a new course on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The course consists of four sessions covering the essential components of effective sustainability due diligence in line with the Directive, combining international good practice with practical insights and implementation examples.
The focus of the course is:
- Understanding the foundations of human rights and environmental due diligence through the lens of international frameworks and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
- Exploring how due diligence (DD) is embedded into a company’s ongoing work.
- Deep diving into areas of specific focus for sustainability due diligence.
- Through good and best company practice, exploring the different steps of due diligence throughout the value chain, as described by the CSDDD, including cases of complex contexts.
Course information:
- Dates: 14 October, 4 November, 18 November and 2 December
- Time: 12:30 PM–3:30 PM (CET)
- Format: Online live sessions via Zoom
- Language: English
Each session lasts three hours and combines:
- Curated lectures by Enact experts
- Practical implementation guidance
- Case examples
- Group discussions and peer learning
Additional course features:
- Recordings are available after each session and remain accessible until one month after the course concludes.
- Pre-reading materials are shared in advance of each session.
- Voluntary study groups may meet between sessions.
- Participants are invited to join Enact's Alumni training group on LinkedIn.
- Certificate of Attendance: Participants who attend or watch recordings of all sessions will receive a certificate.
Target audience:
This course is intended for:
- Corporate sustainability, ESG and sustainability practitioners.
- In-house specialists within legal, compliance, risk, audit, non-financial reporting, human resources and procurement.
- Professionals working within government, international organisations, NGOs and trade unions.
Unfortunately, this course is not open to consultants, trainers or similar service providers working in the field.
Cost:
- Course fee: 1,500 € (excluding VAT)
- Register before August 15th to receive an early bird discount of 20%.
- Not-for-profit organisations are eligible for a 20% discount (early bird discounts do not apply).
- Members of the Swedish Business and Human Rights Network receive one free seat and 50% off additional participants (early bird discounts do not apply).
If your company is interested in joining the Swedish Business and Human Rights Network, contact may.hylander@enact.se
Registration:
Register under "Booking" at the bottom of this page.
For questions regarding registration, please contact info@enact.se.
See the full session agenda below.
Agenda
Session 1: Legal Frameworks – From compliance to good practice
This session will explore the legal frameworks and look at the essential requirements for compliance with sustainability due diligence. We will look at how due diligence practice has emerged since 2011 when the concept of DD was introduced.
More specifically:
- International standards: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
- CSDDD: background, purpose and scope.
- Overview of other legal developments in EU; inter alia, Forced Labour Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, specific EU legislation requiring due diligence.
Session 2: Governance, Policy and Risk Management. Identification and assessment of impacts
This session will look into what is required of corporate governance, steering documents, strategy and policies. It will also explore impact identification, assessment and prioritisation through risk factors, severity and likelihood.
More specifically:
- Core requirements of human rights and DD policy, supporting policies, steering documents, Code of Conduct. Expectations of Board and management. Monitoring effectiveness.
- Identification and assessment of impacts. Risk factors. Value chain scope.
- Prioritisation. Severity and likelihood. Connection to the harm.
- Heightened due diligence – what, when, how. International humanitarian law.
- Deep dives into gross human rights violations and extreme environmental harms.
Session 3: From Impact to Action – Tools and strategies for effective due diligence
This session will explore how to respond to impacts through appropriate means and determining factors for appropriate response. More specifically:
- Responding to impacts. Preventing, mitigating, bringing to actual end.
- Factors to consider when determining appropriate action.
- Contracts and responsible purchasing. Using leverage, collaboration, SME support, capacity building etc.
- How to use and rely on the known and “old tools”: audits, SAQ, certifications, industry initiatives, union engagements, impact assessments, etc.
- Monitoring performance.
Session 4: Engagement and Communication. Complaints and remedy.
This session will explore meaningful stakeholder engagement and communication, as required by the CSDDD. It will also explore the due diligence requirements on complaints procedures and notification mechanisms, as well as effectiveness of grievance mechanisms. What is remedy in case of human rights harm, and in situations of environmental impacts?
More specifically:
- Meaningful engagement with stakeholders including affected ones.
- Communication and transparency.
- Complaints procedure and notification mechanism – gaps and overlaps with whistleblowing, hotline. Effective grievance mechanisms.
- Remedy from a victim centred perspective – what and how.