Ethical & Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Name: Ethical & Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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Master human rights due diligence, labor standards, ESG reporting, and responsible sourcing across global supply chains

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Last updated 6/2026

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What you'll learn

Build a compelling internal business case for ethical sourcing using reputation, regulatory, ESG, and competitive advantage arguments
Apply the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to design a credible due diligence process
Map human rights risks across supply chain tiers using country, commodity, and workforce vulnerability data
Recognize forced labor and child labor indicators and design remediation that genuinely protects workers
Navigate modern slavery laws including the UK Modern Slavery Act, California Transparency Act, and EU due diligence directives
Evaluate supplier audit methodologies and integrate beyond-audit worker voice approaches
Address Scope 3 emissions, deforestation, water stewardship, and chemical management in supplier networks
Design supplier codes of conduct, qualification processes, and corrective action programs that produce real improvement
Implement supply chain mapping, traceability, and sustainability reporting aligned with GRI, CSRD, and similar frameworks
Manage conflict minerals due diligence and the emerging responsible sourcing requirements for critical minerals

Course content

21 sections • 38 lectures

Why Ethical Supply Chains Matter Now7:06
Explore the seismic shift that has propelled ethical supply chain management from a corporate social responsibility afterthought to a boardroom-level priority. You will learn how globalized sourcing networks, smartphone-era transparency, and the rise of stakeholder capitalism have transformed what consumers, regulators, and investors expect from companies. Understand the cost of inaction through landmark incidents such as Rana Plaza, the Foxconn worker crisis, and forced labor scandals in the cotton, cocoa, and seafood industries, and see how each reshaped industry standards. This lecture frames the entire discipline by establishing that supply chain ethics is no longer optional, drawing the connection between responsible sourcing and long-term enterprise value.
Reputation Risk and Brand Value10:00
Understand how supply chain misconduct can erode brand equity within hours in a hyperconnected media environment. You will examine the mechanics of reputational damage, including the role of NGO investigations, investigative journalism, social media virality, and consumer boycotts. Learn how brand value is calculated in modern valuation models and why analysts increasingly treat supply chain transparency as a leading indicator of management quality. The discussion grounds these concepts in concrete examples of companies whose stock prices, customer loyalty, and recruitment pipelines suffered after exposes, as well as those that turned ethical sourcing into a powerful market differentiator.
The Regulatory Wave: From Voluntary to Mandatory10:07
Get oriented to the global regulatory landscape that has turned ethical sourcing from a voluntary commitment into a legal obligation. You will survey the major laws shaping supply chain conduct, including the UK Modern Slavery Act, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and the EU Forced Labor Regulation. Learn what each requires in terms of disclosure, due diligence, and remediation, and understand the penalties for noncompliance. This lecture equips you to recognize how rapidly the compliance bar is rising and why early adopters gain a strategic edge.
ESG Investor Expectations and Capital Access7:14
Examine how environmental, social, and governance investing has reshaped capital markets and elevated supply chain ethics as a material financial issue. You will learn how rating agencies such as MSCI, Sustainalytics, and ISS evaluate supply chain practices, and how these ratings influence index inclusion, cost of capital, and lender terms. Understand the rise of sustainability-linked loans, green bonds, and ESG-screened funds, and see why pension funds and sovereign wealth investors now demand granular supply chain disclosures. The lecture demonstrates that ethical sourcing is not just a values question but a balance sheet question.
Consumer Demand and Competitive Advantage7:12
Discover how shifting consumer preferences, particularly among Gen Z and millennial buyers, are redrawing the competitive map across industries. You will explore market research showing willingness to pay premiums for ethically sourced products, the growth of certifications such as Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, and B Corp, and the rise of conscious consumption in apparel, food, electronics, and beauty. Learn how forward-looking brands like Patagonia, Allbirds, and Tony's Chocolonely have built loyal communities by making ethics a brand pillar. The discussion shows how responsibility, far from being a cost center, can become a margin-protecting moat.
Building the Internal Business Case8:33
Learn how to translate ethical supply chain ambitions into the language of CFOs, boards, and operations leaders. You will work through the components of a credible business case including risk-adjusted cost savings, avoided fines, reduced supply disruption, talent attraction, customer retention, and access to new markets. Understand how to quantify intangible benefits using frameworks such as total impact valuation and how to sequence investments for early wins. This lecture equips you to win internal sponsorship by aligning ethical sourcing with strategic priorities rather than positioning it as a moral plea.
Section 1 Quiz: The Business Case for Ethical Supply Chains
Roleplay: The Business Case for Ethical Supply Chains

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights9:13
Build a foundational understanding of the UN Guiding Principles, the global authoritative framework that defines corporate responsibility to respect human rights. You will unpack the three pillars of protect, respect, and remedy, and learn the six-step due diligence process: policy commitment, impact assessment, integration, tracking, communication, and remediation. Understand how the principles apply across the value chain, including indirect business relationships, and why they have become the foundation of nearly every national law and voluntary standard. The lecture clarifies key terminology such as salience, leverage, and cause-contribute-linked, equipping you to navigate this discipline fluently.
Mapping Human Rights Risks by Tier and Geography7:50
Learn how to systematically map human rights risks across tier one, tier two, and deeper sub-tier suppliers, where visibility often collapses. You will explore methodologies for risk heat-mapping that combine country-level indicators such as the Global Slavery Index and ITUC Global Rights Index with commodity-level risks like cobalt, cotton, palm oil, and seafood. Understand how to layer industry, workforce vulnerability, and contractual leverage to produce a prioritized view of where to focus resources. This lecture equips you to move from generic concern to targeted action by knowing exactly where the highest salient risks sit.
Forced Labor and Modern Slavery Indicators13:54
Explore the eleven ILO indicators of forced labor and how they manifest in real supplier environments. You will learn to recognize signals such as withheld passports, recruitment fees, deceptive contracting, debt bondage, restricted movement, and excessive overtime. Understand the difference between forced labor, human trafficking, and modern slavery, and see how each shows up in industries including electronics, garments, agriculture, fishing, and construction. The lecture grounds these concepts in documented cases, sharpening your ability to interpret audit findings, worker interviews, and grievance data with a trained eye.
Child Labor: Definitions, Drivers, and Response11:56
Understand the ILO definitions distinguishing acceptable youth work, child labor, and the worst forms of child labor, and why these distinctions matter for response strategy. You will examine the structural drivers of child labor including poverty, weak schooling infrastructure, cultural norms, and household economics, and see why simplistic supplier termination often makes outcomes worse. Learn evidence-based remediation approaches such as remediation funds, school enrollment programs, family income support, and child labor monitoring and remediation systems pioneered in cocoa supply chains. This lecture prepares you to respond to findings with frameworks that genuinely protect children rather than displace harm.
Modern Slavery Legislation Around the World8:57
Tour the patchwork of modern slavery laws shaping disclosure and due diligence requirements globally. You will compare the UK Modern Slavery Act with its emphasis on transparency statements, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act focused on consumer-facing retailers, the Australian Modern Slavery Act with its mandatory criteria, and the more prescriptive EU due diligence directives that require risk-based action plans. Understand what each law demands, who it applies to, and how enforcement is evolving. The lecture equips you to design a single coherent compliance program that satisfies multiple jurisdictions without duplication.
When Violations Are Found: Effective Remediation10:23
Learn what credible remediation looks like when human rights violations surface in your supply chain. You will explore the principles of effective remedy including worker-centered design, accessibility, predictability, and rights compatibility, drawn from the UN Guiding Principles effectiveness criteria. Understand the spectrum of responses from supplier corrective action plans to compensation funds, grievance mechanisms, and responsible exit when remediation is impossible. The lecture uses examples from the cocoa, electronics, and apparel industries to show how leading companies handle disclosure, stakeholder engagement, and the difficult judgment calls remediation demands.
Section 2 Quiz: Human Rights Due Diligence Across the Supply Chain
Roleplay: Human Rights Due Diligence Across the Supply Chain

ILO Core Conventions and Fundamental Rights10:19
Anchor your labor standards knowledge in the ILO core conventions covering freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, elimination of forced labor, abolition of child labor, elimination of discrimination, and occupational safety and health. You will learn what each convention requires, how they translate into supplier expectations, and why they form the universal baseline embedded in nearly every credible code of conduct. Understand the historical context of their development and the role of the ILO in monitoring ratification. This lecture provides the conceptual scaffolding on which all detailed supplier requirements rest.
Living Wage vs Minimum Wage10:36
Unpack the critical difference between paying the legal minimum wage and paying a living wage that meets workers' basic needs. You will explore the methodologies behind living wage calculations including the Anker methodology and the Global Living Wage Coalition benchmarks, and see how living wages are computed for specific regions based on food, housing, healthcare, education, and modest savings. Understand the responsibilities of buyers in enabling supplier wage progression, the role of purchasing practices, and emerging legislation that may require living wage disclosure. The lecture clarifies why minimum wage compliance is no longer sufficient for ethical supply chains.
Working Hours, Overtime, and Worker Wellbeing8:29
Examine the standards governing working hours, rest periods, and overtime, and understand why excessive hours remain one of the most persistent audit findings globally. You will learn about the ILO conventions on working time, the typical thresholds in major codes of conduct such as 48 hours plus 12 hours overtime, and the root causes of chronic overtime including poor production planning, late purchase orders, and price pressure. Explore the link between fatigue, accidents, and turnover, and see how forward-thinking brands address overtime through better forecasting and capacity planning. This lecture connects working hour issues to upstream buying behavior.
Freedom of Association and Worker Voice10:16
Discover why freedom of association and collective bargaining are foundational labor rights and how they often serve as the most reliable indicator of overall workplace conditions. You will explore the difference between independent trade unions and employer-controlled worker committees, the role of worker representation in countries where union activity is restricted, and emerging worker voice technologies such as mobile-based surveys and grievance hotlines. Understand the concept of beyond-audit approaches that center direct worker feedback. The lecture equips you to evaluate whether suppliers genuinely respect worker voice or merely tick a procedural box.
Health and Safety in Supplier Facilities11:45
Learn what good occupational health and safety looks like in factory, farm, and warehouse settings, drawing on standards such as ISO 45001 and industry-specific codes. You will explore the major hazard categories including fire safety, machine safety, chemical exposure, ergonomics, and building structural integrity, and see how each is assessed during audits. Understand the lessons from disasters such as Rana Plaza and the Tazreen factory fire that reshaped global standards including the Bangladesh Accord. The lecture prepares you to interpret health and safety findings and prioritize the issues that most threaten worker lives.
Audit Methodologies: Announced, Unannounced, and Beyond7:14
Compare the major social audit methodologies and understand their strengths and well-documented limitations. You will explore announced audits, semi-announced audits, and unannounced audits, the typical audit protocols from SMETA, SA8000, BSCI/amfori, and Higg FSLM, and the role of document review, facility walk-through, management interviews, and worker interviews. Understand why traditional auditing has repeatedly failed to detect serious abuses and how beyond-audit approaches incorporate worker voice technology, root-cause analysis, and continuous data signals. This lecture sharpens your ability to design an assurance program that actually surfaces truth.
Worker Interviews and Beyond-Audit Approaches7:54
Dive deep into the techniques that make worker interviews genuinely informative rather than performative. You will learn how to select worker interview samples, conduct off-site and confidential conversations, use appropriate languages and trained interviewers, and triangulate findings with payroll and time records. Explore the rise of always-on worker voice platforms, anonymous mobile surveys, and grievance mechanisms aligned with UN Guiding Principles effectiveness criteria. The lecture demonstrates how leading companies are shifting from periodic snapshots to continuous worker-centered intelligence as the foundation of credible supply chain assurance.
Section 3 Quiz: Labor Standards and Supplier Audits
Roleplay: Labor Standards and Supplier Audits

Scope 3 Emissions and Supply Chain Carbon10:30
Build a working understanding of Scope 3 emissions, the indirect greenhouse gas emissions that typically dwarf a company's direct operations and dominate its climate footprint. You will explore the fifteen Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol, with particular focus on purchased goods and services, upstream transportation, and capital goods. Learn how companies measure Scope 3 using spend-based, activity-based, and supplier-specific methods, and how science-based targets are reshaping supplier expectations. The lecture equips you to engage suppliers on decarbonization in a way that is both ambitious and grounded in measurement reality.
Deforestation-Free Sourcing8:27
Understand how commodity-driven deforestation links global supply chains to climate change, biodiversity loss, and indigenous rights violations. You will examine the high-risk commodities including palm oil, soy, beef, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and timber, and learn the geospatial monitoring tools, satellite imagery providers, and traceability platforms that enable deforestation-free claims. Explore the EU Deforestation Regulation and its strict due diligence and geolocation requirements, along with voluntary frameworks like the Accountability Framework Initiative. This lecture prepares you to navigate one of the fastest-evolving areas of environmental supply chain regulation.
Water Stewardship Across the Value Chain8:23
Explore why water is emerging as a critical supply chain risk, particularly for industries such as apparel, agriculture, beverages, semiconductors, and mining. You will learn the concept of water stewardship, the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard, and how to assess basin-level water risk using tools such as the WRI Aqueduct. Understand the difference between water consumption, withdrawal, and pollution, and see how leading companies engage suppliers in shared watershed management. The lecture grounds these concepts in concrete examples from cotton, denim, leather, and bottled beverage supply chains.
Chemical Management and Restricted Substances10:09
Learn how chemical management in supply chains protects workers, consumers, and ecosystems from hazardous substances. You will explore frameworks such as ZDHC for the textile industry, REACH and RoHS regulations, and the concept of restricted substances lists and manufacturing restricted substances lists. Understand the lifecycle of chemical inputs from dye houses to finishing chemicals, and the role of input chemistry management versus output testing. The lecture prepares you to evaluate supplier chemical management maturity and engage with the increasingly stringent regulatory expectations across multiple jurisdictions.
Circular Economy Principles in Sourcing9:19
Discover how circular economy thinking is reshaping supplier expectations around materials, design, and end-of-life. You will learn the principles of designing out waste, keeping materials in use, and regenerating natural systems as articulated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Explore the practical implications for sourcing including recycled content requirements, take-back programs, refurbishment supply chains, and the rise of digital product passports under EU regulation. The lecture connects circularity to procurement criteria, supplier qualification, and the new wave of extended producer responsibility laws.
Environmental Compliance Across Jurisdictions10:12
Navigate the increasingly complex web of environmental laws that supply chains must satisfy simultaneously. You will compare frameworks such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the SEC climate disclosure rules, California's climate disclosure laws, and emerging regulations in the UK, Japan, and Singapore. Understand the concept of double materiality, the role of taxonomies like the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, and how environmental compliance intersects with social compliance under integrated due diligence laws. This lecture equips you to think jurisdictionally and design programs that scale across regulatory environments.
Section 4 Quiz: Environmental Responsibility in Supply Chains
Roleplay: Environmental Responsibility in Supply Chains

Designing a Supplier Code of Conduct9:39
Learn what makes a supplier code of conduct credible, comprehensive, and enforceable. You will explore the typical structure including human rights, labor standards, health and safety, environment, ethics, and management systems, and see how leading companies anchor their codes in international frameworks such as the ILO conventions and UN Guiding Principles. Understand how to align with industry codes like the Responsible Business Alliance and Sedex, and how to cascade requirements to sub-tier suppliers through contractual terms. The lecture prepares you to write or revise a code that withstands legal, NGO, and stakeholder scrutiny.
Supplier Qualification and Onboarding10:29
Discover how to integrate ethical criteria into supplier qualification so that risk is screened before commercial relationships begin. You will learn how to design pre-qualification questionnaires, conduct desktop risk assessments, verify certifications, and use third-party platforms such as EcoVadis, Sedex, and Worldfavor. Understand how qualification should be calibrated by risk tier so high-risk suppliers receive deeper scrutiny while low-risk ones move quickly through onboarding. The lecture grounds these concepts in workflow examples that show qualification embedded into procurement systems rather than bolted on as an afterthought.
Corrective Action Programs That Actually Work9:05
Move beyond the audit-and-finding-list ritual to corrective action programs that produce real improvement. You will explore root cause analysis techniques applied to social and environmental findings, the difference between symptom remediation and systemic fixes, and the role of supplier capability building, training, and shared investment. Understand timelines, escalation paths, and the use of senior leadership engagement when remediation stalls. The lecture draws on examples from electronics, apparel, and food supply chains to illustrate what separates programs that close findings on paper from those that genuinely change conditions.
From Compliance Policing to Partnership8:16
Understand the evolution from a compliance-policing model that treats suppliers as risks to manage toward a partnership model that treats them as collaborators in shared standards. You will explore the limitations of one-way audit-and-pressure approaches and the rationale behind beyond-audit, capacity-building strategies. Learn about supplier sustainability academies, peer learning networks, blended finance for supplier upgrades, and how leading buyers like Unilever, IKEA, and Mars have shifted incentives. The lecture equips you to make a credible case for the partnership approach inside organizations that have defaulted to policing.
Building Supplier Commitment and Capability8:55
Learn the concrete tools and tactics that build genuine supplier commitment to ethical standards over time. You will explore supplier scorecards that integrate sustainability with quality and delivery, recognition programs that elevate high performers, preferred supplier lists tied to ethics performance, and long-term contracts that reward improvement. Understand the role of supplier training programs, train-the-trainer models, and digital learning platforms in scaling capability. The lecture demonstrates that supplier commitment is built through aligned incentives and sustained investment, not through threats and termination.
Responsible Exit and Disengagement7:32
Examine the difficult question of when and how to end a supplier relationship while still respecting the rights of workers who depend on that business. You will explore the concept of responsible exit articulated by the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the importance of phased disengagement, advance notice, and remediation of any harms caused, and the limits of exit as a remedy. Understand why abrupt cut-and-run terminations often shift harm rather than resolve it, and how to weigh leverage, severity, and worker impact in disengagement decisions. The lecture prepares you to navigate one of the most ethically complex moments in supply chain management.
Section 5 Quiz: Supplier Assessment, Development, and Partnership
Roleplay: Supplier Assessment, Development, and Partnership

Supply Chain Mapping and Traceability10:15
Discover how to build genuine visibility into multi-tier supply chains where most companies struggle to see beyond their direct suppliers. You will explore the techniques and technologies that enable mapping including supplier disclosure questionnaires, transaction data analysis, blockchain-based traceability, DNA and isotope testing for materials, and physical chain of custody systems. Understand the difference between traceability, transparency, and disclosure, and see how leading companies in apparel, food, and electronics have made multi-tier visibility a competitive asset. This lecture grounds traceability in pragmatic, scalable methods rather than aspirational technology hype.
Public Disclosure and Stakeholder Communication11:00
Learn how to communicate supply chain practices to stakeholders in ways that build trust without exposing the company to greenwashing claims. You will explore the rise of public supplier lists pioneered by brands like Nike, H&M, and Patagonia, the structure of modern slavery statements, and the principles of credible sustainability storytelling. Understand the role of NGO engagement, investor briefings, and proactive disclosure of challenges alongside achievements. The lecture equips you to design a communication approach that converts ethical investment into stakeholder confidence and brand equity.
GRI and Sustainability Reporting Frameworks9:08
Get oriented to the major sustainability reporting frameworks and the supply chain disclosures they require. You will explore the Global Reporting Initiative standards, particularly GRI 308 on supplier environmental assessment and GRI 414 on supplier social assessment, and see how they intersect with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board industry standards, the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Understand the concept of double materiality, assurance expectations, and the trend toward integrated reporting. This lecture prepares you to navigate the reporting landscape and align disclosures with genuine internal management practices.
Conflict Minerals: Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum, and Gold11:09
Examine the conflict minerals issue rooted in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding region, where mineral extraction has financed armed conflict and human rights abuses. You will learn about the Dodd-Frank Section 1502 requirements, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, and the role of the Responsible Minerals Initiative and smelter audit programs. Understand the smelter and refiner due diligence layer that anchors the entire conflict minerals compliance system. The lecture equips you to interpret conflict minerals reports and engage suppliers in this specialized due diligence area.
Responsible Sourcing of Critical Minerals11:22
Explore the broader frontier of critical minerals essential to the energy transition including cobalt, lithium, nickel, copper, and rare earths. You will examine the human rights and environmental risks associated with each, from artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC to lithium extraction in South American salt flats and nickel mining in Indonesia. Learn about emerging frameworks such as the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, the Cobalt Industry Responsible Assessment Framework, and battery passport requirements under EU regulation. The lecture prepares you for the rapidly expanding scrutiny of clean technology supply chains.
Industry-Specific Ethical Challenges9:40
Survey the distinctive ethical issues facing different industries and the specialized responses each has developed. You will examine the apparel industry's focus on Bangladesh Accord, factory transparency, and purchasing practices reform, the electronics industry's coordination through the Responsible Business Alliance, the food sector's confrontation with fishing slavery and cocoa child labor, and the extractives sector's community consent and revenue transparency challenges. Understand how industry-specific multi-stakeholder initiatives complement company programs. The lecture broadens your toolkit by showing how ethical sourcing adapts across very different industrial contexts.
Governance, Roles, and Building a Program That Lasts10:18
Bring the discipline together by exploring the governance structures and organizational designs that sustain ethical supply chain programs over time. You will learn about board oversight expectations, the role of cross-functional committees spanning procurement, sustainability, legal, and risk, and the typical evolution from a small sustainability team to fully integrated procurement processes. Understand key performance indicators, executive incentives tied to supply chain ethics, and the maturity models that benchmark program development. The lecture closes by equipping you to design a program architecture that institutionalizes responsibility rather than depending on a single passionate leader.
Section 6 Quiz: Transparency, Reporting, and Special Topics
Roleplay: Transparency, Reporting, and Special Topics

Requirements

Basic familiarity with how supply chains and procurement functions operate within an organization
General awareness of corporate sustainability or ESG concepts, even at an introductory level
Comfort engaging with regulatory and policy frameworks at a professional level
No prior expertise in human rights law, auditing, or sustainability reporting is required

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Your supply chain is your reputation, your regulatory exposure, and increasingly your license to operate. From the Rana Plaza tragedy to forced labor scandals in cotton and cobalt, from the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to investor pressure on Scope 3 emissions, the bar for responsible sourcing has risen faster than most organizations can keep pace with. If you are a sustainability manager, procurement professional, supply chain director, CSR leader, or compliance officer, the question is no longer whether to build an ethical supply chain program but how to make yours credible, defensible, and genuinely effective.

This course gives you a comprehensive grounding in ethical and sustainable supply chain management, structured around the frameworks, regulations, and practices that define the discipline today. You will explore the business case spanning reputation, regulation, ESG investing, and consumer demand. You will master human rights due diligence under the UN Guiding Principles, including risk mapping across tiers, forced labor and child labor indicators, and remediation when violations surface. You will work through ILO core conventions, living wage methodologies, health and safety standards, and modern audit methodologies including beyond-audit worker voice approaches. You will tackle environmental responsibility through Scope 3 emissions, deforestation-free sourcing, water stewardship, chemical management, and circular economy principles.

The course also covers supplier code design, qualification processes, corrective action programs, and the strategic shift from compliance policing to genuine partnership. You will gain fluency in modern slavery legislation across the UK, California, EU, Germany, and Australia, sustainability reporting frameworks such as GRI and CSRD, supply chain mapping and traceability, conflict minerals due diligence, and the rapidly evolving responsible sourcing of critical minerals for the energy transition. By the end you will be able to design, defend, and continuously improve an ethical supply chain program suited to your organization and industry.

Whether you are stepping into a sustainability role for the first time or looking to sharpen a program you already lead, this course gives you the structured knowledge and current best practices to move with confidence. Enroll today and equip yourself to lead one of the most consequential transformations in modern business.

Who this course is for:

Sustainability and ESG managers responsible for supply chain workstreams
Procurement and sourcing professionals embedding responsibility into supplier decisions
Supply chain directors and operations leaders accountable for risk and resilience
Corporate social responsibility and human rights professionals expanding into supply chain due diligence
Compliance, legal, and risk officers navigating modern slavery and supply chain due diligence legislation

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Section 1: The Business Case for Ethical Supply Chains7 lectures • 50min

Section 2: Human Rights Due Diligence Across the Supply Chain7 lectures • 1hr 2min

Section 3: Labor Standards and Supplier Audits8 lectures • 1hr 7min

Section 4: Environmental Responsibility in Supply Chains7 lectures • 57min

Section 5: Supplier Assessment, Development, and Partnership7 lectures • 54min

Section 6: Transparency, Reporting, and Special Topics8 lectures • 1hr 13min

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