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Weiterbildung Menschenrechte
Expert Training for Procurement Managers
Through this training, you allow buyers to develop their full potential in protecting human rights. They will be able to confidently communicate key points in the Code of Conduct to suppliers and able to react appropriately to human rights violations.

Comply with training requirements
The German Supply Chain Act requires companies to train "relevant departments".
We provide companies and participants with a training certificate upon completion, which they can add to the yearly reporting for the German Supply Chain Act.
Benefits
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Buyers can confidently negotiate codes of conducts with the supplier
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Buyers create clear expectations towards the supplier around human rights and labor standards expectations
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Buyers are able to react more appropriately to human rights violations and support suppliers in the improvement process
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Buying department is acquiring necessary skills to take on a central position and responsibility in protecting human rights
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What this training is all about
The training is a blended learning between our ETIKA Learning Platform and 3 LIVE Individual Workshops, complemented by case studies and practical examples through the Workbook.
3 live 2 hour workshops
5 modules on the ETIKA platform
Practical Workbook
Price: 350 EUR excl. VAT per participant
Topics we cover
In the training, we cover the main labor standards:
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No Child & Forced Labor
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Fair Wages & Decent Working Hours
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Equal Treatment
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Freedom of Association & Right to Collective Bargaining
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We explain what the terms mean, what international requirements expect and how suppliers can implement them.

How this training came to life
Working for more than 9 years improving labor standards within supply chains of different companies and moderating over 50 CSR purchasing workshops, I noticed that buyers send out codes of conducts to their suppliers on a regular basis without really knowing much about the content.
Basically sending out a document that nobody really reads.
Buyers are not always trained enough to communicate principles, such as child or forced labor to suppliers and that they are often still not equipped to address labor rights or human rights violations with confidence.
This observation plus the new German Supply Chain Act, led to the creation of this training. I am convinced that through a more conscious and equipped buying team, we can achieve small, yet powerful improvements.
I am excited to see more empowered and self-sufficient buying teams and am convinced this will have a positive impact on working conditions and the respect for human rights at the supplier level.

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