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#94 Niklas Wehner: How to Conduct Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence

What are the most important elements of a strong corporate human rights due diligence strategy? Listen to Niklas Wehner, Director of Corporate Responsibility International for ALDI South Group

How can companies carry out effective human rights due diligence?

In this episode of the Frankly Speaking podcast, Richard Howitt was joined by Niklas Wehner, Director of Corporate Responsibility International for ALDI South Group, which has over 7,500 stores across eleven countries and employs over 200,000 people.

Together they discussed ALDI South Group’s approach to human rights due diligence, and how it has been complying with the German Supply Chain Act. You’ll also hear more about:

  • How ALDI South Group has adopted the role as the trusted mediator between local producers and suppliers in disputes, and examples of it how it has achieved remediation for workers in its global supply chain
  • Why the company sees great potential in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to harmonise standards and prevent the fragmentation of national laws within the EU
  • ALDI South Group’s perspective on the Omnibus 1 proposals currently being debated in trilogues  
  • Niklas’s verdict on what the Omnibus will mean for the future of corporate human rights due diligence globally  

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