7th Session

26 Nov 2018, 08:00 → 28 Nov 2018, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

Room XX (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)

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Monday, 26 November

08:00 → 09:00 Conversation with the Working Group on BHR

09:00 → 10:30 Academic friends of the UNGPs

11:00 → 13:00 Overflow - 7th Session

13:30 → 16:30 Snapshots

15:00 → 16:20 Integrating indigenous peoples rights in human rights due diligence: what does it mean in practice?

16:40 → 18:00 HR due diligence across supply chains – connecting with the local level

18:15 → 19:45 Breathless – Documentary on impacts of asbestosis

Tuesday, 27 November

08:15 → 10:00 Snapshots

08:30 → 09:45 Human rights due diligence in practice in the ICT sector

10:00 → 11:15 Snapshots

11:30 → 13:00 Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Africa

13:30 → 14:45 Connecting human rights due diligence and business lawyers: overcoming practical challenges

15:00 → 17:00 Snapshots

16:40 → 18:00 Accountability and Remedy: exploring the interconnectedness of different types of grievance mechanisms

17:00 → 19:00 Snapshots

18:15 → 19:45 Protecting Human Rights in Public Policy: What Role for Business?

Wednesday, 28 November

08:15 → 09:45 Human rights due diligence in practice in the global food and beverages sector

08:30 → 09:45 Financialization of housing

10:00 → 11:20 Accountability and Remedy: human rights due diligence and corporate legal liability

11:40 → 13:00 Labour union perspectives on ways to scale up effective human rights due diligence

13:30 → 14:45 Addressing human rights impacts of toxic waste subsances challenges and human rights due diligence across sectors

15:00 → 16:45 Human rights due diligence in practice in the banking sector

17:00 → 18:00 Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead