IOE-GBI side event at the 2nd UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The joint event, entitled What mandatory due Diligence will mean for you: a discussion with businesses, will take place online on 11 November 2021 at 14:45-15:45 CET.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme are jointly organising the 2nd UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Please find the full Forum agenda in the resources section below. IOE Vice President to the ILO Renate Hornung Draus will deliver a keynote opening speech.
The International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the Global Business Initiative (GBI) side event at the Forum will offer practical insights to businesses on how to prepare themselves for the changing legal landscape related to mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) legislation. The session will also show how companies not directly impacted by the new legal frameworks may be impacted through dealings with suppliers in their supply chain that are in the direct scope of the legislations.
To participate, please register for the 2nd UN Forum on B&HR in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaHERE.
Side event agenda
14:45 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Matthias Thorns, IOE Deputy Secretary-General |
14:50 | THE CHANGING LEGAL LANDSCAPE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR BUSINESS Moderator: Sophia Areias, GBI Åsne Burgess Øyehaug, Global Sustainability Manager-Group Sustainability, Hydro Elaine McKay, International Affairs Director, JTI Additional speaker tbc. |
15:15 | VIEWS FROM THE REGION Dialogue Moderated by Sanda Ojiambo,Executive Director, UN Global Compact Moderator: Matthias Thorns Mile Boscov, Executive President, Business Confederation of Macedonia Dejana Kuzmic, Head of International Cooperation · Serbian Association of Employers |
| 15:35 | Audience questions |
| 15:45 | Close |
