About this event
Enact's course in 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, based on international good practice with practical insights through carefully designed sessions.
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.
Information about the course:
- Dates: 10/2, 24/2, 10/3, 7/4 (Afternoon hours 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
- Online LIVE sessions carefully designed for your optimal learning. Each session lasts 3 hours and is designed through the following learning components:
- Curated lectures by our experts
- Practical implementation
- Case examples
- Group discussions and peer learning
- The course is conducted in English via Zoom.
- Recordings are available after each session and remain accessible until one month after the course concludes.
- Pre-reading material are shared in advance of each session. For best learning outcomes, we suggest that participants prepare for each session. Whilst not compulsory for completion of the course, it will enhance participants’ ability to apply the frameworks in practice.
- Voluntary study-groups are assigned at the beginning of the course, and these may meet or self-organise outside of the course dates.
- After the completion of the course, participants are invited to join a growing Enact Alumni training group on LinkedIn.
- Certificate of attendance: Upon completion of the course, participants who have attended or watched recordings of all sessions will be awarded a certificate.
Target audience:
- Corporate sustainability, ESG or sustainability practitioners; in-house specialists within legal, compliance, risk, audit, non-financial reporting, human resources, procurement and related functions.
- Professionals working within government, international organisations, NGOs, or unions.
- Unfortunately, this course is not open for participants who are consultants, trainers or similar professionals in the field.
Cost:
- Cost: 1 500 € (excluding VAT)
- Register before December 10th to get an early bird discount of 20%.
- Not-for-profit organisations are eligible for a 20% discount (not cumulative with the early bird).
- 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:
You can register under "Booking" at the bottom of this page.
For more information or questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@enact.se
See more details and the topics of each session under "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.