Sustainability due diligence training and workshops
Sustainability due diligence training only works when it starts from your own situation. Regulation is not implemented in a report. It is implemented in what procurement does in supplier negotiations and what legal writes into the contract. That is why a workshop should be built on your own contracts, suppliers and industry — not on a general regulatory overview.
What you get from a workshop
The aim is that after the workshop participants can implement due diligence effectively and at a manageable cost — and know in which order to do things.
- What the rules require — and what is enough. The core of due diligence under the CSDDD, the Forced Labour Regulation, the Deforestation Regulation and the Batteries Regulation, and what good implementation looks like in practice.
- Your biggest implementation risks. Where time, cost and ownership typically hit first: in procurement, projects and supplier management.
- Mistakes worth avoiding. Too many suppliers covered too superficially, one-size questionnaires, tier-1 tunnel vision, weak prioritisation and shifting risk to suppliers.
- What works. Sharp prioritisation, sector-specific approaches, root-cause thinking, shared responsibility and targeted human rights impact assessments.
The workshops draw on the lessons of international legislative developments and the practice of Finnish companies.
Who sustainability due diligence training is for
- Procurement and sourcing. What due diligence means in supplier selection, audits and your own purchasing practices — pricing, lead times and forecasts.
- Legal and compliance. What in the regulation is binding and what is expectation. Contract terms, the Supplier Code of Conduct and what they actually achieve.
- Sustainability. Applicability, prioritising obligations and organising the work so that it does not stay one department’s project.
- Management and the board. Does the regulation apply to us, what does it cost and in which order should things be done. Enough of a picture for decisions without a legal background.
The best results come when procurement, legal and sustainability are in the same workshop. That is when the problems that arise between teams become visible.
Topics
- Due diligence in practice. A risk-based process in line with the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD: scoping, prioritisation, action, monitoring and documentation.
- EU Forced Labour Regulation. What the Commission’s June 2026 guidelines require and what evidence from the supply chain you must be able to show.
- Responsible contracting. Contract terms that share responsibility instead of shifting it to the supplier. The Supplier Code of Conduct and its limits.
- Responsible purchasing practices. How your own purchasing practices affect supplier risk and what is expected of them.
- Human rights impact assessment. How to assess impacts in a targeted way where the risk is greatest.
- The regulatory landscape. The CSDDD, the Forced Labour Regulation, the Deforestation Regulation and the Batteries Regulation: what applies to you, when, and how the same groundwork serves several instruments.
How a workshop works
- Workshop, 2–3 hours (recommended). On site or online. Long enough to get to your own examples rather than stay at a general level. Also works as a shorter briefing for management.
- Bespoke training or workshop series. A multi-part programme, or a workshop that works through your own contracts, supplier risks or processes.
Workshops are held in English or Finnish, and international partner experts join where needed. The price depends on the scope — ask for a quote.
Previous workshops and training
Beyond Basics – Operationalizing Business & Human Rights, UN Global Compact Network Finland (2026)
A three-workshop peer-learning series for experienced practitioners: contracts and purchasing as levers for impact, deeper supply chain and stakeholder insight, and harmonised approaches and effective remediation. Together with Michaela Streibelt and Daniel Schönfelder.
Alma Insight (2023–2025)
Trainer in the corporate responsibility law training programme.
In-house workshops for companies
Due diligence and the CSDDD for the legal team of an international technology company. Responsible contracting with a company in the telecommunications and technology sector.
FIBS and the Finnish Association for Corporate Responsibility Law
CSDDD compliance (2025) and AI in sustainability work (2026).
International speaking
Including the Deutscher Anwaltverein (Porto 2024, proactive contracting in the context of the CSDDD) and ECBA (Helsinki 2024, corporate human rights risks).
All talks and training are listed on the References page.
The trainer
Juho Saloranta is a Doctor of Laws whose dissertation (2024) examined corporate human rights due diligence. He authored a study for the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on what EU sustainability legislation means for Finnish companies, has served as a national expert for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and is a postdoctoral researcher in the JARGONFREE project on responsible contracting at Tampere University. He is the founder and long-standing chair (2020–2025) of the Finnish Association for Corporate Responsibility Law.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a workshop?
We recommend 2–3 hours so there is time for your own examples. A shorter management briefing or a longer series is also possible.
Can the workshop be held online or in English?
Yes. Workshops work on site or online, in English or Finnish.
Do we need to be in scope of the CSDDD?
No. A workshop is most useful precisely when a company is working out whether the regulation applies and where to start.
What does a workshop cost?
Scope and price are agreed according to your needs. Ask for a quote.
Ask about a workshop.
Tell us who will take part and what they should be able to do differently afterwards. I will build the content around that and reply within one business day.