Understanding social requirements within certification: an introduction

Oxford, United Kingdom 25 July

Duration/Course code

1-day course (Friday) SOC

Audience

Anyone involved in policy-making, production or procurement of sustainable natural resources, and those involved in sustainable natural resource certification

Course fee

£295 (including coffee, lunch, training materials, most evening activities and VAT). Book a four- or five-day training package for £975. View fees >>

Accommodation

Available at Oxford's Mansfield College or elsewhere locally. Find out more >>

soc This course will focus on some key social requirements contained within current sustainable oil palm and forest certification. It will cover:

concepts of free prior informed consent
participation and consultation
customary rights
key labour issues.

You will also be introduced to methods of gathering information from communities and labour workers.

Outcomes

You will be able to understand and interpret key social requirements within forest and oil palm certification, specifically social impact assessments, free prior informed consent, participatory mapping, consultation and participation in HCV assessments and core labour issues.

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