Human rights for business, in plain English: risks and due diligence

What do human rights actually mean for a business, and where do you start? In this 45-minute webinar, Kōan Group explains human rights due diligence in plain English: the risks, real-world cases, and the practical first steps. No prior knowledge needed. Human rights has moved from voluntary soft law to hard law, through the UN Guiding Principles, the EU's CSDDD and CSRD, the Forced Labour Directive, and national laws like Germany's Supply Chain Act and France's devoir de vigilance. For most teams the hard part is knowing where the risks sit and what to do about them. This session, Part 1 of a three-part series, is a clear, practical introduction for anyone getting to grips with human rights in business. Presented by Melina (sustainability consultant) and Simon (editorial director) at Kōan Group. In this webinar we cover: What human rights are: the UN Universal Declaration and the ILO conventions How human rights moved from soft law to hard law Where the risks are highest, and why no country is immune Rising issues: migrant workers, discrimination, living wages and modern slavery Real case studies, and the lessons behind them The "cobalt conundrum": exclude versus influence How to run a human rights risk assessment, and report on it — 🎯 Join the rest of the series, Human Rights in Practice: https://wearekoan.com/sessions/#2026-... 📄 Download our human rights guides (KPI Cheat Sheet + Application Flowchart): https://mailchi.mp/wearekoan/human-ri... https://bit.ly/4rqUjwl 🌐 wearekoan.com — Kōan Group are experts in non-financial reporting. We help some of the best-known companies in the world cut through the reporting jungle, across advisory, editorial and design. #humanrights #humanrightsduediligence #CSDDD #CSRD #modernslavery #ESG #supplychain #sustainabilityreporting #nonfinancialreporting