Labor Solutions
E-Learning Course for Suppliers
RCP contributed a module on responsible contracting to HREDD in Action: A Practical Approach for Suppliers, a free e-learning course released in 2025, part of Labor Solutions’ supplier training program. The project was funded by GIZ and commissioned by the RBH Network and is available on the Atingi platform.
The e-learning course, HREDD in Action, covers key human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) concepts and regulatory expectations for suppliers through interactive content and real-world case studies, showing how responsible business practices can be integrated effectively.
RCP worked closely with RBH Network and Labor Solutions to develop the course's Module 4: Introduction to responsible contracting in support of HREDD. In this module, course participants can expect to learn:
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The importance of responsible contracting in HREDD and in meeting the requirements of due diligence legislation.
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How to analyze clauses, such as those in the Supplier Model Contract Clauses (SMCs), and how they work in relation to purchasing practices.
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How to compare different approaches for implementing shared responsibility and responsible contracting.
The full core course modules take approximately 4–6 hours, with module 4 taking approximately 30 minutes to complete. It cannot be accessed without first completing the core course modules. The course is available in multiple languages, including English, Khmer, Mandarin, Turkish, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Udur, and Serbian.
The course is designed for sustainability, HR, and compliance staff at supplier companies, but is valuable for anyone interested in HREDD.
Latest News
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May 1 — RCP published a new analysis of the CSDDD and contracting in light of Omnibus I on the Oxford Business Law Blog: Moving Toward Shared Responsibility: How the EU’s CSDDD and Omnibus I Reimagine Contracting for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence. Also available as a PDF.
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April 27 — RCP Director Sarah Dadush and Senior Advisor John Sherman co-authored an essay for Shift's series marking the 15th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), titled, From Social Norm to Legal Practice: Fifteen Years of Integrating the UNGPs into Business Law.
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April 16 — RCP Director Sarah Dadush penned an op-ed in Sourcing Journal arguing responsible contracting is the antidote to supply chain uncertainty: Latest Tariff Chaos Demands a Rethink of Supply Contracts. Also available as a PDF.
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April 9 — RCP has launched its latest tool, the Responsible Contracting in Spice Supply Chains Guidance, developed in collaboration with the Sustainable Spice Initiative (SSI).
Events
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June 2 — RCP Director Sarah Dadush facilitated "Contracting for Sustainability," a workshop at the 2026 Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing, co-organized by NYU School of Law's Grunin Center and the Impact Investing Legal Working Group, drawing over 40 participants.
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May 19 — Senior Advisor Ben Rutledge spoke at the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) General Assembly in Paris, joining industry members and value chain actors for a session on governance, procurement, and collective action in the vanilla sector.
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May 14 — Senior Advisor Ben Rutledge presented RCP's Responsible Contracting in Spice Supply Chains Guidance at the Sustainable Spices Initiative (SSI) General Assembly 2026 in Murcia, Spain, attended by nearly 100 delegates from around 50 organizations.
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May 8 — Senior Advisor Ben Rutledge participated in "From Transposition to Transformation: Designing and Enforcing Effective National HREDD Laws," a policymaker workshop co-organized by NOVA BHRE, BIICL, HIVA/KU Leuven, UNDP, Global Rights Compliance, and Westfälische Hochschule at NOVA School of Law in Lisbon.
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April 23 — RCP Director Sarah Dadush spoke on purchasing practices at Sourcing Journal's SJ Sustainability summit, Road to 2030: Dealing With Detours.
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