As expectations on sustainability and human rights due diligence continue to move from policy to practice, Enact’s Practitioners Workshop Series will continue throughout 2026. It consists of separate, function-specific modules – each designed for a specific corporate function (e.g. Risk, Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit). Participants join the module that corresponds to their role.
Human rights due diligence is now part of how responsible companies operate – shaping procurement and supply chain, risk management, legal and compliance, internal audit and human resources functions. Enact’s Practitioners Workshop Series helps professionals across corporate functions move from awareness to action, translating expectations into practical steps that strengthen business integrity and accountability.
Drawing on our extensive experience working with companies within responsible business conduct for 20 years, we recognise the practical challenges of integrating human rights due diligence into existing systems and processes. This training is designed to cut through complexity, providing clarity, concrete guidance to help you embed human rights due diligence into your daily responsibilities, strengthening your role as a trusted professional. The different modules enable professionals across functions to speak a common language and develop ways of working together to address human rights risks in a structured and practical way.
We build the content for each module around the relevant requirements and knowledge required for the particular function, as well as company good practice.
Upcoming specialisation areas:
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- Risk
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- Legal & Compliance
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- Internal Audit
Format: Online on Zoom
Duration: 3 intensive sessions per module
Period: During 2026. Confirmed dates to be communicated.
Fee: 1950 EUR (excluding VAT). Network members are eligible for a 50% discount per seat. Discounts are available for companies registering participants across multiple courses.
If you are interested to know more, sign up or want to discuss discounts, please contact katerina.hnitidou@enact.fi.
Module: Risk
Audience: In-house professionals within Risk, ERM.
Dates: Confirmed dates to be communicated.
About this module:
This course is designed for risk professionals who want to understand how human rights due diligence connects to risk management and enterprise risk management. It shows how human rights risks differ from traditional company risks and provides practical tools for integrating them into risk assessment, controls and monitoring. Through case examples and peer discussions, participants will gain the insight and tools needed to strengthen oversight, enhance reporting, and meet growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations.
Agenda
01 Regulations that Matter for Risk
How human rights due diligence reshapes the risk function’s responsibilities.
• The shifting global landscape of human rights law and regulation.
• International regulatory and voluntary frameworks.
• Risk and impact-based approach & Heightened due diligence.
02 Integrating the Risk-based Approach
How to integrate Human Rights into enterprise risk processes.
• Defining, evaluating, grading and prioritising human rights risks.
• How “risk appetite” is defined for human rights risks.
• Aligning HRDD with existing ERM frameworks and audit planning.
• Integration with ISO standards and other risk standards.
03 Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
Build systems to track, assess, and update human rights risk management.
• Setting meaningful KPIs and targets.
• Roles of audits, internal assurance and external experts.
• Setting triggers for stand-alone or reassessment for new markets, products, M&A, restructuring.
The course content and session structure may be adjusted prior to the start date to reflect latest developments and best practice insights.
Module: Legal & Compliance
Audience: Legal advisors, in-house counsels, other legal and compliance professionals working in-house.
Dates: Confirmed dates to be communicated.
About this module:
This specialised course is designed for compliance and in-house legal professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of human rights due diligence, strengthen their role in managing human rights risks and ensuring alignment with emerging and growing legal and stakeholder expectations. With a focus on the evolving legal landscape and practical application, the course explores the critical role of legal counsel and compliance in shaping, supporting and integrating effective due diligence strategies into compliance processes, corporate governance and oversight frameworks. Through practical case studies and tools, and discussion of common challenges, participants will gain the insights needed to confidently advise across a range of legal and operational contexts, anticipate regulatory developments, strengthen internal systems and enhance their position and role in navigating today’s complex sustainability and human rights landscape.
Agenda
01 Evolving Expectations
About the shifting legal and regulatory landscape driving corporate human rights due diligence.
• The shifting global landscape of human rights law and regulation.
• International regulatory and voluntary frameworks.
• When norms differ; national and international legal requirements. Setting expectations beyond domestic requirements and minimums.
• A risk and human-rights based approach.
• Heightened due diligence.
02 Building the Sustainability & Human Rights Foundation
How to embed due diligence into corporate structures, transactions and daily work.
• Impact identification and management.
• Group structures & policies, codes: do’s and don’ts.
• JV, M&A.
• Contracts: draft clauses, levers and safeguards.
• Documentation, disclosure & legal exposure.
03 Handling high-risk situations. Remedy, Complaints and DD as a Legal Defence
How to integrate human rights into company governance and other business functions. What to do when risks escalate.
• Crisis and escalation. Proactive risk management strategy.
• Complaints, remedy & conflict resolution. Due diligence aligned reporting channels (hotlines, whistleblowing, grievance).
• Complicity and responsible defence strategies.
• A human rights approach to remedy and practical steps to ensure it works.
The course content and session structure may be adjusted prior to the start date to reflect latest developments and best practice insights.
Module: Internal Audit
Audience: In-house professionals working within Internal Audit.
Dates: Confirmed dates to be communicated.
About this module:
This course is designed for internal auditors seeking to build competence in assessing human rights due diligence as part of their third line of defence mandate. It explains how due diligence and human rights considerations can be embedded in audit strategies, testing approaches and reporting processes. Through practical examples and interactive discussions, participants will learn to provide independent assurance on whether governance, risk management and internal controls adequately address human rights risks and comply with evolving regulatory requirements.
Agenda
01. Regulations that Matter for Audit
How human rights due diligence reshapes risk and audit responsibilities.
• The shifting landscape of human rights law and regulation.
• Auditing a risk based approach to sustainability.
• International regulatory and voluntary frameworks.
02. The Role of Internal Audit
How to integrate human rights into enterprise risk processes and audit frameworks.
• Competence requirements and role of auditor.
• Reporting to the Auditing committee at the Board.
• Interacting with other internal controls.
03. Conducting the Internal Audit
Apply human rights due diligence in practice by planning, executing and following up on an internal audit from start to finish.
• Scoping and risk-based planning for audits related to human rights, targets and indicators.
• Audit procedures and testing processes.
• Documenting findings and ensuring effective follow-up.
The course content and session structure may be adjusted prior to the start date to reflect latest developments and best practice insights.
The Practitioners Workshop Series is part of Enact’s long-term commitment to supporting companies in translating human rights due diligence from concept to practice.
