By Anna Triponel, founder, Triponel Consulting2021-03-09T15:35:00+00:00 Source: Unsplash Human rights due diligence calls for having frank and open conversations with business partners on the challenges they face At the end of last year, Lidl GB became the first British food retailer to publish findings from its human rights impact assessment of its tea supply chain in Kenya. What Lidl found was that its typical compliance approach to supply chain management – certification schemes, questionnaires – were failing when it came to human rights. The company realised it needed to engage directly with local stakeholders, consider the ways its own buying practices were harming workers, and join with others to make systemic change in the tea sector.