Global Human Rights Institute
Business and Human Rights: Due Diligence and Forced-Labor Risk
Turn principles into decisions. Build a practical portfolio that brings together human dignity, evidence, supply-chain risk and responsible business action.
This proposed GHRI professional certificate is designed for people who need to assess risks, ask better questions and explain a defensible course of action. Its approach brings together individual liberty, the rule of law, responsible enterprise and attention to people affected by business decisions.
The planned curriculum combines guided reading, applied exercises, knowledge checks and a capstone reviewed by a human instructor. The intended workload is 40 study hours over 6–8 weeks. Faculty, delivery arrangements and tuition will be confirmed before enrollment opens.
What you will develop
Practical work. Clear standards.
- Map a supply chain and explain the limits of its evidence.
- Distinguish legal requirements from voluntary frameworks.
- Prioritize potential harms and design proportionate responses.
- Prepare a practical prevention, remedy and management briefing.
Inside the curriculum
Each module combines guided study, applied practice and a knowledge check.
01Human dignity and business responsibility5 hours
Examine individual liberty, the dignity of work, voluntary exchange and the responsibilities of firms. Distinguish harm to people from reputational risk to a company.
02Frameworks, law and proportionate due diligence7 hours
Compare the UN Guiding Principles, OECD due-diligence guidance and applicable law. Build a process that records decisions and distinguishes responsibilities.
03Forced-labor risk and supply-chain traceability10 hours
Map a supply chain, evaluate contradictory evidence and prepare an organized documentation request. Study the current official U.S. importer guidance.
04Risk decisions, remedy and accountable governance10 hours
Prioritize serious harms, compare prevention and remedy options, design a grievance process and prepare a decision that can be explained and reviewed.
05Applied capstone and professional briefing8 hours
Bring your evidence, traceability map, risk decisions and remedy plan together in one assessed portfolio. Receive a human reviewer’s documented feedback.
Who this is for
Compliance, procurement, supply-chain and institutional professionals seeking practical human-rights analysis.
Before you begin
Adult learners aged 18 or older. Comfortable reading professional material in the stated instructional language. No prior human-rights qualification is required.
How you earn the certificate
Pass every required module knowledge check, complete required linked courses, and earn a passing human-reviewed capstone score.
Knowledge checks: 70% or higher in each module.
Capstone: 70% or higher, scored by a human reviewer.
Feedback: Written feedback is recorded against the published rubric. Permitted attempts and submission limits are included in the enrollment terms.
Capstone assessment rubric
- Evidence and traceability — 30%
- Analysis and prioritization — 25%
- Practical response and remedy — 30%
- Clarity and academic integrity — 15%
Nondegree, noncredit certificate of assessed completion. It is not a professional license or an independently accredited certification.