Human Rights Due Diligence
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Instructor: Dechert LLP
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Lecture Notes: 2 Hours
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Assessment: 1 Hour
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Self paced e-learning
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Reading/Study: 3 Hours
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Total Time: 3 - 7 Hours
Gain In-depth knowledge on developing human rights due diligence tools as an essential element of mainstreaming responsible business, ensuring business and supply chain compliance, assessing and addressing risks to internal stakeholders (employees) and external stakeholders (communities, environment etc) in compliance with international human rights standards, national regulations and best practices on responsible business conduct.
This Module is developed and delivered on pro bono by legal experts from global leading law firm Dechert LLP. The Module outlines the key components and importance of businesses undertaking human rights due diligence. It further provides practical guidelines and tools for developing human rights due diligence for businesses and the process for undertaking business internal and supply chain due diligence to ensure business operations are not causing adverse human rights impact. Skills on undertaking human rights due diligence provide opportunities for lawyers as an emerging area of practice.
Why should I take this module?
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Lecture from Legal Experts
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Relevant references/tools
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Case study discussion
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Step by step HRDD process
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Join a community of practice
HRDD Tools and Legal Practice
Upskilling to provide responsible business infromed legal advice and guidance to businesses, regulators and other clients on establishing robust human rights due diligence processes that ensures business operations do not cause advance human rights impact. HRDD is a tool for mitigating financial and reputational risks, ensuring ESG Sustainability and nonfinancial reporting compliance, embedding respectful consultative engagement with communities and business stakeholders and earning social license to operate.
Emerging Trends/Jurisprudence
Understand emerging trends and developing jurisprudence on sustainability/non financial reporting and its implication for businesses in Kenya/Africa as part of global supply chain. Understand model HRDD tools that can inform legal advice for investors, businesses and regulators in ensuring business compliance with responsibility to respect human rights which include developing and communicating human rights policy commitment, implementing HRDD in operations and developing operational grievance mechanisms for effective remedy of business related adverse human rights impacts. Regulators are requiring ESG/Sustainability compliance and non financial reporting. HRDD Non Fi Understand the international frameworks and laws in place to guide you as a legal practitioner advising clients on HRDD processes. Understand HRDD under UNGPs, OECD Guidelines and regional/national regulatory frameworks.
Dechert LLP
Matthew Banham is an established practitioner who specialises in financial crime and regulatory enforcement investigations. He advises firms and individuals on complex global investigations and advises on money laundering regulations and anti-corruption compliance. He focuses his practice on multi-agency and cross-border investigations with an emphasis on international investigations. He is part of Dechert’s global, multidisciplinary ESG team.
Clare Barnard focuses her practice on white collar crime, with experience in advising individuals, corporate entities and trusts on matters relating to corruption, fraud and financial regulation. Ms. Barnard also has experience in advising clients on civil actions for fraud and asset recovery. Ms. Barnard is also part of Dechert’s global, multidisciplinary ESG team.
Kerenza Kerslake focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters with an emphasis on cross-border capital markets, especially matters involving the emerging markets, as well as corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions and reorganisations.
Doireann O'Daly focuses her practice on investment funds. Ms. O’ Daly advises clients on the launch and ongoing management of investment funds, including UCITS and QIAIFs. Her clients include investment managers, MiFID firms and alternative investment fund managers.
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