**Please note: ALL workshops, summits & tours require official registration through the main unConference registration page. There is an additional charge to attend (unless you've purchased a VIP conference pass). You can sign up for individual workshops, summits and tours A La Carte (without a conference pass) OR if you've already purchased your conference pass, you can log back in and add any workshops, summits or tours to your registration** Cost: Member: $180 Non-member: $200Description:Human Rights Due Diligence has been identified as the essential first step in social responsibility. Social Life Cycle Assessment provides a systemic and systematic approach that allows to consider the social impacts of the entire supply chain and life cycle. In this shoulder session, learn how to apply Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) in the context of a social responsibility program and understand how it relates to recent Living Product and Just requirements.
Participants will gain practical knowledge of Social LCA and Human Rights Due Diligence. They will be equipped with know-how, tools and solutions to help to identify, assess and manage human rights impacts of operations, supply chains and other business relationships. They will learn how to model products or corporate supply chain, identify human rights hotspots, salient risks and calculate a social footprint.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe Human Rights Due Diligence
- Discuss the background and need for S-LCA and how this relates to Just and Living Product requirements.
- Apply SLCA following the principles outlined in globally-adopted guidelines: The UNEP SETAC SLCA Guidelines;
- Measure product-specific and company-wide social footprints, and identify social hotspots and salient risks for products and for the company as a whole
This session is approved for the following continuing education credits:
- 4 LFA credits
- 4 AIA LU credits
