In-Person Training
Supply chain ethical sourcing concerns are a growing emotive and reputational risk for business. This essentials course has been developed specifically for businesses with supply chains. You’ll learn what ethical sourcing is and what it isn’t, the incoming changes to regulations, how to implement policy, systems and audit programmes into business and prepare remedial plans for identified issues. You’ll also learn key techniques and tips on what to do when things go wrong, how to respond and address concerns with your suppliers and customers.
Who is this for?
- Managers and leaders needing to understand why ethical sourcing matters and how to get started.
- Procurement teams seeking to implement ethical sourcing systems and programmes.
- Sustainability professionals new or unfamiliar with ethical sourcing, labour standards and human rights.
Learning Outcomes
- An effective overview of ethical sourcing in the supply chain; the standards and regulations involved and how to get started with an ethical sourcing supply chain programme.
- How to establish audit programmes, how to address non-compliances and corrective actions, preparing for public disclosure and how to respond during crises/major incidents.
- Practical experience with assessing non-compliance and corrective action planning.
Includes
- Delivery in-person at your facilities
- 9 Modules
- 2 Group exercises
- Time: 1 working day
Pricing
£450* per person
Minimum 4, maximum 12 attendees.
Discounts and adjusted prices are available for over 8 attendees and less than 4 attendees.
* Travel costs are included for delivery within a 2 hour (each way) travel time.
Other requirements e.g. national-international travel / overnights may incur additional cost depending on need. Full terms, conditions and pricing will be included in the training quotes issued.
Modules
1. What is Ethical Sourcing?
In this introductory module, you’ll learn what ethical sourcing is and what it isn’t, the business and moral case for effective management and current global challenges.
2. Regulations & Management(T)
In this module, you’ll learn about the latest regulations, standards and frameworks used to manage labour standards and human rights in the supply chain. You’ll cover the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) Base Code as well as sector specific standards.
3. Targeted Action(T)
In this module, we’ll explore who should be involved in ethical sourcing, the departments, general skills required and how to get company buy in when first starting an ethical sourcing programme.
4. Systems Planning(T)
In this module, you’ll learn about developing ethical sourcing policy, systems and strategy, mapping the supply chain, risk screening, choosing suppliers, working with others including NGOs and ethical verification platforms.
5. Auditing(T)
In this module, you’ll be introduced to ethical supply chain auditing, covering general aptitudes and skills required, planning and preparing for the audit, audit type and assessment depth, holding interviews and group sessions, protecting employees, classifying concerns and instances of non-compliance.
6. Corrective Action
In this module, you’ll learn about corrective actions and their root causes, holding difficult supplier and customer conversations, resolving concerns and putting in place plans for effective remedial action.
7. When it Goes Wrong
In this module, you’ll learn how incidents and crises happen and evolve. You’ll be introduced to crisis planning and management through an ethical trading lens and how you can prepare the business for effective response, management and recovery.
8. Communicating with Suppliers
In this module, you’ll learn about the importance of engagement and dialogue, challenges and constraints, measures for effective communication and how to support suppliers through training and capacity building.
9. Navigating Public Disclosure
In this module, you’ll learn about incoming supply chain due diligence legislation, disclosure to customers and the choices around public reporting.
Key:
Tailored Modules(T) will be developed in partnership with you, ensuring the course is more closely matched to your business. This helps deliver more immediate impact and value in the workplace.
Instructor
Matt Farnsworth
Matt is the founder and director of Pitchstone Consulting and for close to 30 years has been a well-respected strategic management leader, advisor, technical expert and pragmatic solution finder to large and small companies on environmental and social sustainability and ESG.
As a professionally qualified environmental scientist with C-Suite experience and a keen strategic and commercial business mind, he relishes working with forward-thinking and impactful businesses across all sectors.
Quickly getting to grips with a business or project; preparing for the future; anticipating sustainability trends; setting direction and firm foundations with hands-on support; delivering with clear purpose and messaging; and helping business become more resilient are his strong points.
Through his lived-in and third party work he has advised several hundred businesses and their financial partners on sustainability and ESG matters, often at the interplay between business growth, value creation, financing risk and stock listing.
A holder of both CFA certificates in Sustainable Investing and Climate and Investing, he was a long-term trusted ESG advisor to a major UK banking group and was a founder and chair of the Corporate Transactions Working Group, delivered through the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).
Matt is an experienced coach, speaker and active listener, having spoken at, moderated or hosted event workshops, AGMs, roundtables and seminars on a range of topics spanning corporate sustainability, business, investment and finance.
He currently is a Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (ISEP) and Chartered Environmentalist (SocEnv) and also spent many years has a European / Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society.
Over his career he has written numerous thought leadership articles and content, including having featured in: The Times Newspaper, Real Deals, Accountancy Age, HR Magazine, FMJ, Coast and Carve.
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