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Description

Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence: Mapping Risks, Preventing Harm and Steering the Plan

Equip your organisation to meet due diligence expectations across its entire chain of activities

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

Due diligence expectations extend well beyond tier-one suppliers. Questionnaires come back incomplete, indirect spend escapes any form of assessment, alerts surface through informal channels, and the existing due diligence plan describes intentions rather than measures that can be verified. Clients, lenders and investors are now asking for evidence.

This seven-hour programme addresses operational compliance. Participants learn to map human rights and environmental risks across their chain of activities, prioritise prevention measures, organise the grievance and alert mechanism, and build the monitoring and reporting expected by stakeholders.

Learning objectives

  • Position international due diligence requirements against the organisation's existing framework and define the chain of activities covered
  • Map human rights and environmental risks by procurement category
  • Prioritise prevention and mitigation measures
  • Organise the alert mechanism and the handling of reported concerns
  • Structure the monitoring of measures and reporting to stakeholders
  • Assess the effectiveness of the plan through verifiable indicators

What makes this programme different

Risk mapping is built by procurement category rather than by supplier list
Handling of an alert is role-played through to the decision to suspend a business relationship
The link between due diligence, sustainability reporting and procurement policy is addressed explicitly

Programme

1Framework and scope of the due diligence duty

Knowing what the organisation must cover

  • Rationale of international due diligence standards and alignment with existing compliance arrangements
  • The concept of chain of activities and the limits of the perimeter
  • Organisations directly concerned and those affected through contractual cascade
  • Interaction with sustainability disclosure obligations

2Risk mapping and prevention measures

Prioritising before acting

  • Mapping method by procurement category and by geographical area
  • Severity, likelihood and remediability criteria
  • Assessment of business partners and the limits of questionnaires
  • Contractual clauses and corrective action plans
  • Training and support for high-exposure suppliers

3Alerts, corrective measures and monitoring

Making the mechanism work

  • Reporting channels accessible to affected individuals
  • Handling an alert and applying graduated corrective measures
  • Conditions for suspending or terminating a business relationship
  • Monitoring indicators and effectiveness review arrangements
  • Reporting to governance bodies and stakeholders

Who is it for

Compliance directors, in-house counsel, sustainability directors and procurement managers responsible for rolling out due diligence requirements.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of compliance processes and familiarity with your organisation's procurement processes.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.