We’re excited to announce that the HRDD Academy has officially launched! You can now watch the full day of sessions from our event. Catch up on everything we covered and dive into the valuable insights and tools designed to help brands conduct high-quality, impactful human rights due diligence (HRDD).

Programme

Welcome to the official launch of the HRDD Academy - powered by Fair Wear

You are most welcome to join the full day or join for different sessions. Please find the full programme here:

10:00 - 10:30 – Welcome talk with Fair Wear Executive Director Alexander Kohnstamm and Member of the European Parliament, Lara Wolters

10:30 - 11:30 – Talk show: Why does HRDD Matter? Guests include:

• Christian Smith - Head of ESG Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting at Zalando
• Suhasini Singh - Head of Supply Chain Engagement and previous Country Manager for India at Fair Wear
• Tena Lavrenčić - Ethical Fashion Advocate
• Jesse Bloemendaal - Policy Coordinator at Fair Wear

11:30 - 12:00 – Audience Q&A

12:00 - 13:00 – Lunch break

13:00 - 13:30 – HRDD Academy: What is it and how does it work?

[30-MIN DEEP DIVES]
13:30 - 14:00 – Session 1: Responsible Purchasing in Practice
14:00 - 14:30 – Session 2: Building Brand-Supplier Relationships for Effective HRDD
14:30 - 15:00 – Session 3: Meaningful stakeholder engagement
15:00 - 15:30 – Session 4: Human Rights Due Diligence and Legislation

15:30 - 15:45 – Launch Day wrap-up!