5th session

Name: 5th session
Start: 2016-11-14T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2016-11-16T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Palais des Nations

14 Nov 2016, 08:00 → 16 Nov 2016, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Palais des Nations

Geneva, Switzerland

Monday 14 November ¶
- 08:00 → 11:00
  
  5th session¶
- 08:00 → 11:00
  
  5th session¶
- 08:00 → 11:00
  
  5th session¶
- 08:30 → 09:30
  
  Benchmarking: leveraging transparency to drive business respect for human rights in supply chains¶
- 08:30 → 09:30
  
  Introduction to the world of finance & human rights¶
- 10:00 → 11:30
  
  Plenary I: Embedding human rights in the private sector’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Banks & the UNGPs: implementation case studies and dilemmas¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Capital supply chain: engaging investors on human rights¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Decent work in global supply chains: the way forward after the 2016 International Labour Conference¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Embedding gender in the business and human rights agenda¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Embedding human rights in corporate tax regimes¶
- 13:00 → 16:00
  
  5th session¶
- 13:00 → 16:00
  
  5th session¶
- 13:00 → 16:00
  
  5th session¶
- 13:00 → 15:00
  
  Banks: human rights due diligence and public reporting¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Combating discrimination against persons with disabilities in the workplace and value chain¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Re-imagining supply chain initiatives to drive impact¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Tackling human trafficking through business and government partnerships under the Bali Process¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  ACT initiative: how brands, manufacturers & trade unions are working together for a living wage in garment supply chains¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Addressing discrimination against LGBTI persons¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Integrating human rights in international investment agreements¶
- 15:00 → 16:30
  
  Lessons from the field when implementing human rights impact assessments¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  The responsibility and influence of institutional investors¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Implementing the UN Guiding Principles in times of major political, economic or social change: focus on investment ¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Labour migration in supply chains – combating forced labour and human trafficking¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Leveraging the money: engaging investors, lenders and buyers to ensure effective remedy for communities¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Understanding the role of insurance companies vis-à-vis human rights¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Unpacking the case for the living wage in law, practice and commerce¶
- 18:15 → 19:30
  
  Book launch: Business and Human Rights – reflections from Latin America¶
- 18:15 → 19:30
  
  Indigenous peoples rights and the SDGs¶
- 18:15 → 20:30
  
  “The True Cost” – documentary screening¶
Tuesday 15 November ¶
- 07:30 → 09:00
  
  Global Compact HRLWG¶
- 07:30 → 08:45
  
  PM of the USA - Meeting on 5th session¶
- 08:00 → 11:00
  
  5th session¶
- 09:00 → 10:20
  
  Boardroom case study: the board considers human rights challenges in a transnational commercial venture¶
- 09:00 → 10:20
  
  Mega sporting events and human rights¶
- 09:00 → 10:20
  
  Responsible raw materials sourcing ¶
- 09:00 → 10:20
  
  State-owned Enterprises and the Governments that control them¶
- 09:00 → 10:20
  
  Unlocking new streams of funding for business and human rights¶
- 10:00 → 14:00
  
  Private Meeting with the President of Switzerland¶
- 10:45 → 13:00
  
  Plenary II - Leadership perspectives: Embedding human rights in the rules and relationships that drive the global economy¶
- 13:00 → 15:00
  
  Business leadership on human rights in areas affected by conflict¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Embedding human rights within a company: strategies, challenges and successes¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  How accountants can assure respect for human rights and be enablers for change¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Using the “business case” for companies to respect human rights to drive change¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Direct linkage and leverage: practical experiences and lessons for the future¶
- 15:00 → 16:00
  
  PM of the USA - Meeting on 5th session¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Practical leverage of law ¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Public financial institutions and HR¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  State regulatory approaches - the practice in emerging markets¶
- 15:00 → 16:30
  
  Using leverage to forge leadership: indigenous peoples’ rights in business operations¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Access to remedy: victims’ perspectives in cross-border cases ¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Corruption: the business of violating human rights¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Ending business relationships: exploring disengagement in human rights due diligence¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Eradicating worker-paid recruitment ¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  How lawyers can help companies to better identify and respond to human rights issues¶
- 18:15 → 19:00
  
  Update on the International Arbitration Tribunal (Initiative for an International Arbitration Tribunal on BHR)¶
Wednesday 16 November ¶
- 08:00 → 11:00
  
  5th session¶
- 08:20 → 09:40
  
  Challenges and opportunities of operational-level grievance mechanisms¶
- 08:20 → 09:40
  
  Government procurement: emerging practice in the apparel and electronics sectors¶
- 08:20 → 09:40
  
  New models for access to State-based non-judicial remedy¶
- 08:20 → 09:40
  
  Responsible land-based inviestments¶
- 08:20 → 09:40
  
  Securing respect for human rights in the global transition to renewable energy¶
- 10:00 → 11:20
  
  Access to remedy: implementing OHCHR’s recommendations to address barriers to judicial remedy¶
- 10:00 → 11:30
  
  How many more killings & threats? Solutions to protect human rights defenders working on extractives in Latin America¶
- 10:00 → 11:20
  
  Leadership & leverage across the supply chain: perspective of suppliers, retailers and unions¶
- 10:00 → 11:20
  
  Public procurement, human rights and sustainable development: the need for policy coherence¶
- 10:00 → 11:20
  
  The role of local industry associations to drive respect for human rights¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  How companies can advocate for the protection of human rights defenders and broader fundamental freedoms¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  National action plans to implement the UNGPs¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Practices in perishable supply chains¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Practicing responsible business in occupied territories: the role of companies & investors¶
- 11:40 → 13:00
  
  Soda giants, land & good practice: lessons from a land conflict in Brazil¶
- 12:30 → 15:00
  
  Swisspeace & PM Switzerland ¶
- 13:00 → 16:00
  
  5th session¶
- 13:00 → 16:00
  
  5th session¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Human rights & model clauses between Government security forces and companies¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Lessons in implementing the corporate responsibility to respect around the world¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Redefining leadership: embedding human rights in management education¶
- 13:20 → 14:40
  
  Update on the treaty process¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Advancing national action plans: “Global South” civil society perspectives¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Leadership, leverage and the special challenges of Big Data ¶
- 15:00 → 16:30
  
  Making consultations with indigenous peoples work¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  State regulatory approaches - human rights due diligence and reporting trends¶
- 15:00 → 16:20
  
  Supporting SMEs to meet their responsibility to respect human rights¶
- 16:40 → 18:00
  
  Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead to 2017 and beyond¶