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	An eLearning platform designed for organisations that provide education in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, systems thinking, business ethics, and human rights ... more details. If you wish to take a public course, and you are not already a user, then you may obtain an account now. Once you have an account you may 'Access eLearning' to select a course.

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Business and Human Rights

Provides a basic introduction to human rights and how they apply to business. It covers international human rights standards, their application to business practice, the reasons why businesses should pay attention to human rights and the different ways in which businesses impact on human rights. By the end of the course, you will be able to map, at a high level, the human rights impacts of a business.
Price: £39.9, provided by TwentyFifty Ltd.

Spheres of influence

Both spheres of influences and complicity are concepts contained within the human rights principles of the UN Global Compact. This course introduces these concepts and how they relate to one another and helps you to apply spheres of influence to understand the human rights impacts of a company.
Price: £24.95, provided by TwentyFifty Ltd.

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Business and Human Rights in Practice

13-15 October & 1 December 2004

Build your understanding of the relationship between human rights and business and explore the practical business application of international human rights standards.

This course is offered by the New Academy of Business in association with the Amnesty International UK Business Group. It will develop the capacity of companies to implement their human rights commitments. It is a hands-on, practitioner’s course with three elements: on-line, workshop and workplace project ... more details.

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