OAFP 9730 - Driving Social Impact in Global Supply Chains: From Theory to Practice — Fabrique des Maquettes Pédagogiques

Informations

This practice-focused course equips students to analyze global supply chains as systems of power and

inequality, and to design feasible interventions that improve outcomes for workers, especially women and

groups in situations of vulnerability.

Moving beyond abstract frameworks, students will examine how companies, policymakers, unions, and

civil society actors use — and sometimes distort — tools such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business

and Human Rights, International Labour Organization standards, OECD Guidelines, and EU due diligence

regulation.

Across 12 interactive sessions, including action-learning exercises, simulations, practitioner presentations,

and role plays, students will build the skills to diagnose why harms persist despite compliance, identify

leverage points, and design worker-centered solutions that account for real-world constraints such as cost

pressure, sourcing dynamics, legal exposure, supplier relationships, and worker safety.

The course culminates in a capstone project where student teams present a consultant-style intervention

proposal grounded in systems change theory and operational reality.

-Class participation/pre-reads30%

-Group Presentations20%

-Capstone: Worker-Centered Intervention Project50%

Pre-reads in Google Drive

BSR: Keeping Workers in the Loop Preparing for a Just, Fair, and Inclusive Transition to Circular Fashion
ESRS S2 and ESRS S3 disclosures from any 2025 Universal Registration Document prepared in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). For example: Kering’s 2025 URD
ETI/RISE: Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in garment, footwear and textile supply chains. A toolkit for action and remediation
FSG: Six conditions of systems change report
RISE: Weaving Fairness: How Women Workers Hold the Key to Climate Resilience in the Garment, Footwear, and Textile Sectors

Guidelines for a Just Transition towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All (ILO, adopted 2015).
Jacqui True: The Political Economy of Violence Against Women
RISE: Shifting perspectives to accelerate women’s advancement and leadership in the garment, footwear and textiles industry. How international buyers and suppliers can take collaborative action.

N° d'UP	Type d'UP	Unités pédagogiques	Enseignants	Nombre d'heures	Crédits
20101	Cours séminaire	Driving Social Impact in Global Supply Chains: From Theory to Practice	Laura MACIAS, Margaux YOST	24	4