What training does ETI offer?

ETI offers a range of training programmes designed to build genuine operational capability in human rights due diligence and ethical trade — not just theoretical understanding, but the practical skills to identify risks, engage suppliers constructively, and drive real improvement in supply chain conditions.

What makes ETI training different

What distinguishes ETI's training from the many other responsible business programmes available is the depth of expertise behind it. Our training draws directly on over 25 years of on-the-ground programme work across the world's most complex supply chains, and on the knowledge and perspectives of our trade union and NGO members — organisations with direct experience of working conditions, worker organising and supply chain realities in countries and sectors where risk is highest. This is not desk-based expertise. It is the accumulated learning of people who have spent decades working on these issues where they actually occur.

This means ETI training is grounded in what works in practice, not just what frameworks require on paper. It reflects the same thinking that is shaping how regulators and legislators are approaching human rights due diligence — because ETI has been actively contributing to those conversations for years.

What topics does ETI training cover?

ETI offers training across the full spectrum of human rights due diligence and responsible business practice, including understanding and implementing the ETI Base Code, conducting human rights risk assessments, responsible purchasing practices, meaningful stakeholder engagement, forced labour and modern slavery, gender equality in supply chains, and preparing for human rights due diligence legislation including CSDDD and the UK Modern Slavery Act.

Training is available in a range of formats — from introductory programmes suitable for teams new to responsible business, through to advanced workshops for experienced practitioners — and can be tailored to specific sectors, geographies or organisational needs.

Training as a pathway to membership

Many companies first engage with ETI through our training programmes, and find that experience shapes their decision to pursue full membership. If your organisation is at an earlier stage of its human rights due diligence journey and not yet ready to commit to membership, ETI training is a valuable way to build understanding and capability — and to experience first-hand the quality and depth of expertise that ETI membership brings.

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