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Business and human rights, sustainability reporting and responsible business conduct more generally are high on many agendas and growing in importance for business. Companies are being confronted with these themes from various angles: human rights and responsible business conduct are attracting increased media coverage; consumer organizations are becoming more vocal in their demands for information on production conditions and routes to market; non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and trade unions are approaching companies with requests for information on human rights impacts on the societies in which these businesses operate. With the endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011, there is now a general consensus on the respective roles and responsibilities of governments and companies with regard to business and human rights.
SCOPE OF TALK
To provide information on national, regional and global trends and developments regarding business and human rights, sustainability reporting and responsible business conduct. To raise awareness of the content of the main international instruments, initiatives and policies and their impact on companies, such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, GRI, UN Global Compact, ISO 26000, ILO MNE Declaration and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. To provide companies with guidance on how to implement the UN Guiding Principles “step by step” and starting sustainability reporting. To assist employers’ organizations in developing a policy strategy and service offer in the area of human rights, sustainability reporting and responsible business conduct. To know where and how to get support.

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Co-funded by European Union

TENTATIVE AGENDA TERM & CONDITION JOINING FEE SPEAKER

DAY 1: 8 February 2018
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome and Overview of the Workshop
	CAMFEBA
9:15 – 9:45	Responsible Business Conduct – Why does it matter? Setting the scene.
	Dante Pesce
	Executive Director of the VINCULAR Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainable
	Development and Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
9:45 – 10:45	Overview of the main international instruments on responsible
	business conduct and recent developments at international level
	Linda Kromjong
	Secretary-General
	International Organisation Employers:
	- UN Global Compact
	- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
	- ILO MNE Declaration
	- ISO 26000
	- UN Treaty Process
	- G20
	- ILO ILC Supply Chain Discussion
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00	Recent developments on Responsible Business Conduct in Cambodia
	Representative CAMFEBA
12:00 – 13:00	Mapping stakeholders and expectations – Who should be involved and
	what is expected of e.g. the government and NGOs?
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
SME WORKSHOP (half day)
14:00 – 14:15	Welcome SME Workshop and setting the context - The business case
	for responsible business conduct
	Linda Kromjong
14:15 – 14:45	The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
	– What it is all about and why is it relevant for SMEs?
	Dante Pesce
	- Presentation on the UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights
	- Introduction to UN Guiding Principles – Pillars I – III
14:45 – 15:45	Due Diligence in Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights:
	What does it mean – how does it work?
	Dante Pesce
	- What is due diligence
	- Guidance on how to implement a due diligence process
	- Practical exercise
	- Reflections and final remarks
15:45 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30	Introduction into Sustainability Reporting and the IOE-GRI guidance
	publication for SMEs
	Asthildur Hjaltadottir
	Director Services, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
16:30 – 17:30	How to get started with reporting?
	Asthildur Hjaltadottir
DAY 2: 9 February 2018
9:00 – 9:30	Recap of previous day
	Linda Kromjong
09:30 – 10:30	Responsible Business Conduct: How to start integrating
	policies and practices for responsible business conduct
	Dante Pesce
	- Integrating RBC in the governance and management systems of a company
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Diving deeper into sustainability reporting – GRI Standards and their structure
	Asthildur Hjaltadottir
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 15:00	What Role do Employers’ Organisations have? Which services for
	members on responsible business conduct are needed? Next Steps?
	Linda Kromjong;
	CAMFEBA Representative
15:00 – 15:15	Summary & Conclusions
15:15	Closing