🌐 International Training for SMEs (with Thai Interpretation)

Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)

Organized by IOE x ECOT

📅 17 September 2025 | 08:30 – 17:00 hrs.
📍 Ratchadamnoen Room, 1st Floor, Royal Princess Larn Luang Hotel, Bangkok

🎯 Objectives

This international workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of Thai SMEs to understand and implement Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) in line with international standards:

• UNGPs
• OECD Guidelines
• ILO Principles
• ISO 26000

✅ Key Benefits for Participants

• A curriculum tailored specifically for SMEs, presented in a simple and practical way
• Guidance on real-life applications of RBC
• Insights into international and domestic RBC regulations
• A step-by-step workshop on Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)
• Opportunities to exchange experiences and expand SME networks

👥 Featured Speakers

• Jason Pegat-Toquet (Advisor, IOE)
• Brent Wilton (RBC Expert and Former Secretary-General of IOE)
• Representatives from EU and UN BHR
• Mr. Ukrit Kanjanaketu (Senior Advisor, ECOT)
• Mr. Sakda Wankaew (Director, Eastern Office, ECOT)

🗓 Program Overview

08:30 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony & Course Introduction
09:30 – 12:30 Sessions 1–4

• Importance of RBC
• International Frameworks (UNGPs, ILO, OECD, ISO, etc.)
• RBC for Thai SMEs
• Global & European regulations impacting Asian supply chains

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30 Session 5

• Practical Workshop: Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)
• Step-by-step process with group activities

15:30 – 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 – 17:00 Sessions 6–7

• Latest RBC regulations in Thailand
• Roles of ECOT & IOE and available support tools

17:00 Closing Ceremony

💡 Why Join?

• Strengthen trust in your brand
• Expand international business opportunities
• Facilitate access to funding sources
• Reduce legal and reputational risks

📥 How to Register

🔗 Click here to register

https://forms.gle/shkDpg9L27Fw3k3B7

 📲 Or scan the QR Code on the official brochure

📞 Contact Information

Ms. Kamonlada / Ms. Boonyaporn
☎️ Tel: 02-385-7177 | 099-191-4895
📧 Email: ecot@ecot.or.th

👉 Join us to explore how SMEs can adopt Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and move towards sustainable business success.

 “Don’t miss this one-day opportunity! Learn directly from world-class international experts and stay ahead with the latest trade regulations — all for just 3,500 THB (only 2,000 THB for ECOT members). It’s like attending an overseas course, but right here at home (with Thai interpretation provided). Plus, you’ll walk away with an official certificate co-branded by IOE and ECOT!”