About this workshop
Join Bureau Veritas and Ardea International for an interactive morning workshop exploring the changing legal and enforcement landscape for Australian companies on modern slavery and forced labour and for Australian companies exporting products to the European Union (EU). Through expert insight and practical exercises, participants will explore how these developments may affect Australian companies, including their regulatory exposure and preparedness. The workshop will include a facilitated, participatory, hands-on case study exercise based on a realistic hypothetical scenario to illustrate current and emerging challenges, and practical pathways and solutions to ensure compliance and best practices.
Details
- Attending
- Beginner
- Modules: 1
- Study: Interactive in-person workshop
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- AUS $290.00 (excl. GST)
Features
- Interactive and practical
- Facilitated case study
- Provides actionable advice
- Supports peer learning and discussion
- Facilitated by Ardea's business and human rights team along with Bureau Veritas experts
Bespoke training available
Enquire hereWho's it suitable for?
Procurement and Supply Chain Managers. Understand mapping supply chain, oversight of procurement.
Company Secretaries and Compliance Professionals. Understand the current legal framework and the controls and evidence needed to manage exposure.
Sustainability and Human Rights Teams. Integrate modern slavery risk into policies, due diligence processes, remediation and public reporting.
Risk, Audit and Governance Professionals. Assess whether responsibilities, oversight, escalation routes and internal controls are capable of supporting reasonable steps and credible reporting.
Trade, Product and Market Access Teams. Understand the product-level traceability and evidence questions that may arise when supplying the EU market.
Learning outcomes
01. Understand the current Australian modern slavery legal framework, the direction of the announced reforms, and the key requirements of the EU Forced Labour Regulation.
02. Understand the criminal offence and civil penalties relating to modern slavery that were announced by the Australian government on 16 July 2026.
03. Assess the potential implications for business practices, for example revised supply chain management requirements.
04. Identify practical steps to strengthen business practices to meet the requirements, for example risk assessment, supplier engagement, traceability.
05. Apply the learning to a realistic case study and identify priority actions for business preparation.
06. Have meaningful conversations with industry counterparts across sectors ready to share ideas and best practices.
Understand the changing rules and turn regulatory expectations into practical action
Who’ll deliver the workshop?
Colleen Theron, CEO of Ardea International will personally facilitate the workshop. Colleen is a tri-qualified solicitor with more than 25 years’ legal and commercial experience of working with businesses and NGOs across sectors at both strategic and operational level. She provides training at directorial and managerial levels on ESG issues, including environmental, human rights and modern slavery risks.
Why study with Ardea?
At Ardea, we pride ourselves on our teaching methods. We are an ISEP-accredited training centre (The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals), with years of experience in training organisations. Our workshops are interactive, providing a space for constructive dialogue and peer-sharing knowledge. We share insights from real case studies, grounding learning in practical and applicable advice. Through our training, you will gain a deeper understanding of key human rights legislation, giving you confidence in applying it in practice. Our workshops are led by our CEO and tri-qualified lawyer, Colleen Theron, who leverages her over 25 years of legal and commercial expertise to support you in meeting your legal obligations and developing best practice procedures.