2024 Program
2024 ENGAGING BUSINESS FORUM Engaging Business Forum 9:00-9:30AM 1 30 mins Secretary-General, IOE President and CEO, USCIB Senior Vice President, Employment Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 9:30-10:30AM 2 1 hr Director Sustainability - Consumer Goods Forum HRC Director - Head of Corporate Sustainability & ESG, Maersk Senior Project Manager - Responsible Trucking Initiative VP HR Processes and Social Sustainability - DHL 10:30-11:15AM 3 45 mins CEO - Institute for Human Rights and Business Director - A2 11:15-11:30AM 4 20 mins 11:30AM-12:30PM 6 1 hr Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer - Fair Labor Association Senior Program Director - Verite Senior Human Rights and Sustainability Counsel - GE Vernova Director, Human Rights, McDonalds Principal Research Scientist - Altana 12:30-1:30PM 7 1 hr 1:40-2:10 PM 9 30 mins Chair - GBI Associate Director Financial Services and Human Rights - BSR Deputy Director of Business Engagement, Shift Counsel – King and Spalding 2:10 - 3:10 PM 10 1 hr Chair - APSCA VP Global Responsible Sourcing - Walmart Global Director Social Sustainability - Heineken Executive Director -ETI Human Rights and Livelihoods Director - Rainforest Alliance 3:10-3:30 PM 11 20 mins 3:30-3:40 PM 11 10 mins President – International Alliance of Waste Pickers 3:40-4:40 PM 13 1 hr Partner and Head of Materials and Circular Economy - Systemiq Executive Director - WORK Latin America Coordinator for the Law Program - WIEGO Director of Programs - The Circulate Initiative Director of Social Sustainability - Tetra Pak 4:40-5:00 PM 14 20 mins 5:00-7:00 PM 15 2 hrs 9:00-9:10AM 1 10 mins 9:10-10:10AM 2 1 hr Programme Manager - UNDP President and Co-Founder - Heartland Initiative Senior Advisor - Institute for Human Rights and Business Retired – ICRC CEO and Founder - Trust Works 10:10-11:10 AM 3 60 mins Director - Nomogaia Executive Director - Camara del Agro Guatemala (Chamber of Agriculture of Guatemala) Adviser - IOE Director of Global Employment Policy & Special Initiatives - US Chamber of Commerce Manager of Sustainable Supply Chain & Human Rights - Mattel 11:10-11:20 AM 4 10 mins 11:20 AM-12:20 PM 5 1 Hr Partner - Paul Hastings Director of Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs - USCIB Head of Human Rights - Booking.com Partner - Massari Olbrich Law Firm Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel - UNICEF USA 12:20-12:30 PM 6 10 mins 12:30-1:30 PM 6 10 mins
16th Annual
15th OCTOBER 2024
Time
Agenda
Welcome - Paul Lalli
Panel 1: Human Rights of Logistics
Discussion Series - Environment and Human Rights: Allies or Frenemies?
Networking Break
Panel 2: Charting the Unseen: Sub Tier HRDD
Lunch
Discussion Series - CS3D & UNGPs: Only Room For One Now?
Panel 3: Future of Audits and Certifications
Networking Break
Introduction to Circularity and Human Rights
Panel 4: Circularity and Human Rights
Closing Recap
Cocktail Reception
16th OCTOBER 2024
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Agenda
Opening Remarks
Panel 5: What’s Heightened About HRDD?
Panel 6: SME Perspective on Human Rights Challenges
Networking Break
Panel 7: Risk Prioritization In the Age of CS3D
Closing
Lunch
2023 Program
2023 ENGAGING BUSINESS FORUM Engaging Business Forum 7:30-8:30AM 1 1 Hr 8:35-8:40AM 2 5 mins 8:40-8:45AM 3 5 mins 8:45-8:57AM 4 12 mins 8:57-9:00AM 5 3 mins Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers 9:00-9:05AM 6 5 mins Director General, ILO 9:05-9:15AM 7 10 mins Global Vice President, Human Rights, Labor and Employee Relations, The Coca-Cola Company 9:15-10:30AM 8 1 Hr 15 Min The proliferation of corporate human rights legislation across the world is focusing business attention on human rights due diligence. From a practitioner’s perspective, however, the increased commitment carries its own risks. The different regulatory regimes—due diligence, disclosure, and trade sanctions—can create perverse incentives for global business. And a legal compliance approach can sometimes impede best practice. This panel will seek to analyze whether legal proliferation is in fact driving a better practice, or merely a rigid compliance-based approach to business respect for human rights. Senior Adviser for ESG, Debovoise Senior Director, Oxfam America's Private Sector Department, Oxfam Advisor, International Organisation of Employers Founding Partner, Donoso & Associatos Partner, Gibson & Dunn 10:30-10:45AM 9 15 Min 10:45-12:00PM 10 1 Hr 15 Min Corporate responsibility to respect human rights and manage ESG risk is increasingly conflated by supporters and detractors alike with an obligation to take a stand on polarizing political issues – independently of whether the business is involved in any risk to stakeholders. But these are largely distinct and independent issues. BHR & ESG are largely focused on effective risk management. Corporate Political Responsibility (CPR) is frequently seen as more focused on advocacy. This panel will discuss the distinction between CPR and BSR/ESG and what that means for an effective sustainability strategy in a context of increasing political polarization. Director of Erb Institute Corp Political Responsibility Task Force, University of Michigan Global Head of Government Relations, DoorDash Director, Global Employment Policy & Special Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Associate Director, Human Rights, BSR Practice Head Consumer and Retail, Eurasia Group 12:00-1:15PM 11 1 Hr 15 Min 1:15-2:30PM 12 1 Hr 15 Min Transparency is a core expectation of effective human rights due diligence and remedy. But what is reasonable for stakeholders to expect in terms of general and tailored disclosure? Where and how can businesses draw reasonable limits in response to stakeholder requests, especially in light of emerging business and human rights legislation granting greater rights to demand information? Director, A2 Co-Founder and CEO, Plural Chief Negotiator & Head of Employee Relations, Equinor Executive Officer, Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association Business & Human Rights Counsel, Verizon 2:30-3:45PM 13 1 Hr 15 Min Artificial intelligence has made great leaps forward in recent years, with implications for businesses across sectors. But the deployment of AI technologies implicates an array of rights from the right to privacy, to the right to work, to protection from discrimination. This panel will discuss how to assess those potential rights impacts and how to deploy AI responsibly. Co-Founder & Principal, Article One Business and Human Rights Lead, Access Now Director of Human Rights Policy, Meta Corporate Vice President, Technology for Fundamental Rights, Microsoft Global Head of Human Rights, Google 3:45-5:00PM 14 1 Hr 15 Min The transition to a green economy is a global imperative. It is a need that carries tremendous opportunities and risks for workers, communities, and consumers. Companies have a central role to play in driving this evolution directly and through engagement on public policy. This panel will consider how business and government should consider, weigh, and address human rights risks in pursuit of their broader environmental ambitions. CEO, Institute for Human Rights and Business Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers Senior Director - Water & Agriculture, Coca-Cola Vice President of Global Programs, the Institute for Sustainable Communities Global Head for Social Impact & Human Rights, Nestle 5:00-7:30PM 15 2.5 Hrs 7:30-8:30AM 1 1 Hr 8:40-8:42AM 2 2 mins Global Vice President, Human Rights, Labor and Employee Relations, The Coca-Cola Company 8:42-8:45AM 3 3 mins President CEO, USCIB 8:45-9:00AM 4 15 mins UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 9:00-10:15AM 5 1 Hr 15 Min Stakeholder engagement is a core element of effective human rights programs and due diligence, but it is too often just a form crisis management, shallowly formalistic, or narrow in scope. This session will explore how companies can practically enhance their stakeholder engagement processes to deliver long-term benefits. Vice President, Policy Strategy, Global Public Policy, The Walt Disney Company Director of Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch President and CEO, Landesa Senior Advisor, Trustworks Global Senior Director Global Social Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement, Mondelez 10:15-10:30AM 6 15 mins 10:30-11:45AM 7 1 Hr 15 Min “Living wage” is a core component of emerging law and stakeholder expectations, but the concept is challenging—from identifying context-tailored metrics to mapping the supply chain to ensuring practical ongoing evaluation and accountability. This panel will explore the practical challenges to understanding and implementing meaningful living wage commitments across global value chains. Global Directory Human Rights Governance, The Coca-Cola Company Global Head of Sustainability (Human Rights), Unilever Founder, Living Wage for US Senior Economist, Wage Specialist, International Labour Organisation Director, Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs, United States Council for International Business 11:45-1:00PM 8 1 Hr 15 Min Stakeholders and regulators increasingly expect corporate grievance mechanisms to be accessible to workers and communities affected by the sub-tier value chain, both upstream and downstream. The design of such mechanisms raises serious legal and practical concerns, from expanding liability to identifying the contours of the relevant supply chain. Henry M. Jackson Prof. of Law and Director, Sustainable Intl Development Grad Program at University of Washington Labor and Human Rights, Global Supply Chain, Apple OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct Country Manager, Solidaridad Assistant General Counsel for Human Rights and Sustainability, Mars 1:00-1:15PM 9 15 Min 1:15-2:30PM 10 1 Hr 15 Min
15th Annual
11th OCTOBER 2023
Time
Agenda
Breakfast
Intro to the conference
Welcome by Corporate SVP & Global CPO Lisa Chang - The Coca-Cola Company
Discussion between Lisa Chang and Jill Savitt - President & CEO, National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Introduction to Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Opening Introduction
Panel 1: The Virtues and Vices of Law
Networking Break
Panel 2: Corporate Political Responsibility and BHR
Lunch
Panel 3: Stakeholder Right to information
Panel 4: AI and Human Rights
Panel 5: Practical Challenges of Just Transition
Cocktail Reception
12th OCTOBER 2023
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Agenda
Breakfast
Welcome Day 2
Keynote Introduction
Keynote Address
Panel 1: Strategies for Successful Stakeholder Engagement
Networking Break
Panel 2: Bringing Living Wage to Life
Panel 3: Remedy Beyond Tier 1
Discussions with the Sponsors – USCIB, IOE, US Chamber of Commerce
Lunch
2012 Program
2012 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company and LexisNexis February 14, 2012
Overview It is estimated that up to 27 million human beings globally are victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking can involve all forms of forced labor of men, women and children, including bonded labor, debt bondage, fraud, coercion, and other forms of modern slavery. Often it involves migration of legal workers—within a country and across borders—who have been misled by recruiters into assuming coercive debt and loss of their travel papers. The ILO estimates that the victims of forced labor and trafficking lose over $21 billion dollars annually in unpaid wages and overtime. An annual Department of Labor trafficking report shows that dozens of products are tainted by human trafficking in labor sourcing. In 2000, the United Nations adopted the Palermo Protocol to the UN Organized Crime Convention, and the United States enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Three-fourths of all nations have ratified the treaty, and two-thirds have passed laws against trafficking. Effective January 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 requires California manufacturers and retailers with over $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts to disclose their efforts to eliminate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains. The prohibition of human trafficking is a human right that requires immediate business human rights due diligence of supply chains and mitigating action where it exists. This one-day program will focus on solutions, networks and best practices for eliminating human trafficking in labor sourcing. The attendees left the one-day meeting understanding legal and stakeholder expectations, the various forms of human trafficking in labor sourcing, and how to identify and address instances of human trafficking in labor sourcing. 8:00 - 8:30 AM 1 Conference participants arrive at The Coca-Cola Company 8:30 - 8:45 AM 2
8:45 - 9:00 AM 3
9:00 - 9:30 AM 4 Moderator: Speaker
9:30 - 10:45 AM 5 Moderator Panellists
10:45 - 11:00 AM 6 11:00 - 12:30 PM 7 Moderator Panellists
12:30 - 1:15 PM 8 1:15 - 2:30 PM 9 Moderator Panellists
2:30 - 2:45 PM 10 2:45 - 4:15 PM 11 Moderator Panelists
4:15 - 5:00 PM 12
ADDRESSING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LABOR SOURCING
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia14th February
Time
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
Welcome/ Opening Remarks
Human Trafficking: Why Companies Should Care
Key Note Address
Q&A
The Business Case for Addressing Human Trafficking in Labor Sourcing
Q&A
BREAK
Domestic and International Human Trafficking Law and Trends
Q&A
Networking Lunch
Networks For Addressing Human Trafficking in Labor Sourcing
Q&A
BREAK
Strategies, Tactics and Tools to Mitigate Human Trafficking in Labor Sourcing
Q&A
Closing Remarks
2008 Program
2008 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company February 20, 2008 Overview To be successful, business needs to manage risk. These risks are not static. New ones can emerge at any time through the actions of companies themselves, their suppliers or other social actors. In companies, ranging from clothing to food processing; from steel to electronics, reputational and business damage is arising from allegations relating to forced labor, human trafficking and child labor. The issue of forced labor is hardly new. It is the subject of widely ratified core Conventions of the International Labour Organization and is one of the principles of the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Many company, sectoral and global codes of conduct, including the UN Global Compact, as well as International Framework Agreements and supplier contracts, reference forced labor. But until recently, relatively little sustained business attention has been given to addressing it. With growing investment in and sourcing from developing country markets, business risk from forced and prison labor is increasing. Civil society and human rights groups, in particular, are now paying it more attention, often within the wider debate on human trafficking and child labor. Forced labor is therefore, a significant risk, requiring immediate business attention. Yet, this issue is often misunderstood or minimized. What forms does it take? How can it be identified? How should it be addressed? The answers are not readily available. This one-day meeting explored these questions, including a focus on experiences of companies that, independently or in coalition with others, are actively engaged in eliminating forced labor within their spheres of business. The meeting drew on the experience and knowledge of participants in helping to formulate a practical program for employers that can be used to identify forced labor, to provide means for its elimination and to give guidance on its remediation. 9:00 - 9:15 AM 1 Welcome from The Coca-Cola Company Meeting Overview and Objectives
9:15 - 10:15 AM 2 “The Impact of the Forced Labor Issue on Business, in the context of current Labor and Human Rights Issues” Moderator: Ronnie Goldberg, Executive Vice President, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)
10:15 - 10:30 AM 3 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 4 Moderator: Robert Corcoran, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, General Electric Summary of Forced Labor Case Studies
12:00 - 1:15 PM 5
1:15 - 2:00 PM 6 Table Discussions: Focus on key questions regarding Forced Labor Session facilitated by Jan Beaves, Group Human Resources Director, The Coca-Cola Company 2:00 - 2:15 PM 7 2:15 - 3:15 PM 8 Moderator: Mike Eastman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) Questions & Answers 3:15 - 3:30 PM 9 3:30 - 4:30 PM 10 Engaging Business at the National and International Levels on Forced Labor Comments, Q&A and Plenary Discussion
4:30 - 5:00 PM 112008 ENGAGING BUSINESS: ADDRESSING FORCED LABOR
and the International Organization of Employers in Cooperation with the International Labor Organization
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia25th February
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Agenda
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
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Meeting Overview and Objectives
Key Note Speakers – The Forced Labor Issue
Secretary General on Business and Human RightsBREAK
Forced Labor Case Studies—Innovative Approaches Against Forced Labor: What Works and Why?
John Morrison, Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
Lunch – Guest Speakers
Facilitated Table Discussions
Table Discussion Report
Implementing Business Strategies to Address Forced Labor
BREAK
Engaging Business at the National and International Levels on Forced Labor
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Comments, Q&A and Plenary Discussion
Conclusions and Next steps
2009 Program
2009 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the International Organization of Employers in Cooperation with the International Labor Organization Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company February 25, 2009 Overview Despite recent progress, today 218 million children can be found working underground in mines, on unsafe building sites and manufacturing centers, handling toxic substances and sharp tools on farms. While much of child labor is part of subsistence level economic activity in the informal economy, a considerable portion occurs at the bottom end of global supply chains. Companies that invest in and source from developing countries are at risk of being implicated in the use of child labor. Child labor in global supply chains is on the agenda of activists, the media and public and private investors as never before, and the consequences for businesses of being associated with the use of child labor can include reputational damage and shareholder disappointment or even divestment. In affected communities, when child labor is detected too often there is no remediation, and a problem that stymies development and prevents children from realizing their basic rights continues unchecked. To uphold universal values and avoid complicity in child labor problems, companies must take into consideration the prevalence of child labor in the countries and sectors where they operate. They must actively manage the risk that child labor will occur somewhere along their supply chains. However, child labor is complex and dynamic, arising or diminishing in response to changes in any of a number of conditions, many of which are beyond companies’ direct control. Moreover, in most countries it is illegal and hidden from plain view. Yet just one incident of child labor coming to light can cause companies considerable harm. In meeting this difficult challenge, what has worked for businesses? How can businesses strengthen efforts to identify, prevent and remediate child labor? What partners and tools can be of help? To help answer these questions, this one-day meeting brought together child labor experts from the International Labour Organization, business leaders in the fight against child labor, and other key actors who will share concrete experience dealing with child labor from the local to the global levels. The conference provided impetus to a better coordinated and more effective response by business to the problem of child labor. 8:30 - 8:45 AM 1 Welcome from The Coca-Cola Company Meeting Overview and Objectives
8:45 - 10:45 AM 2 Moderator Speaker
10:45 - 11:00 AM 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 4 Moderator Speaker
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM 5 1:30 - 2:15 PM 6 Moderator Speaker
2:15 - 3:00 PM 7 Tools / Resources Barriers / Successful Strategies Employer Organizations Collect and Share Experiences
3:00 - 3:15 PM 8 4:15 - 4:45 PM 9
4:45 - 5:00 PM 102009 ENGAGING BUSINESS: ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR
One Coca-Cola Plaza Atlanta, Georgia25th February
Time
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
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Meeting Overview and Objectives
Key Note Speakers—Child Labor in the Global Economy: the Impact of Child Labor on Business
BREAK
Tackling Child Labor: Business Approaches and Lessons Learned – Panel Discussion
LUNCH
Available Resources to Address Child Labor - Panel Discussion
Facilitated Table Discussions Table Discussions: Focus on key questions regarding Child Labor
BREAK
Engaging business at national and international levels on Child Labor - - Where do we go from here?
Conclusions and Next Steps
2010 Program
2010 Engaging Business Forum Conference Atlanta, Georgia
Overview • The state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business The Human Rights Council was unanimous in welcoming the framework, and extended the Special Representative’s mandate by three years with the task of “operationalizing” it. The framework has been supported by the international business community. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights means acting with due diligence to avoid infringing on the rights of others. In addition to complying with national laws, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights is a baseline expectation for all companies in all situations. It is recognized by virtually every voluntary initiative and international multinational company guidelines, such as the ILO Tripartite Declaration and the OECD Guidelines. It is also a core principle of the UN Global Compact. Relatively few companies have systems in place enabling them to support with confidence claims that they respect human rights. The purpose of this one-day meeting for business leaders was to bring a variety of perspectives to better understand the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. In addition to raising awareness, participants will come away from the conference understanding how to help their companies implement a due diligence process that will prevent and avoid adverse human rights impacts.
8:30 - 8:45 AM 1 Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company Meeting Overview and Objectives
8:45 - 10:00 AM 2 Opening Remarks Key Note Speaker — Human Rights in the Global Economy: the Impact of Human Rights Issues on Business
10:00 - 10:15 AM 3 10:15 - 11:45 AM 4 Moderator Business and Human Rights Perspective: Human Rights NGO Perspective Socially Responsible Investor Perspective
11:45 - 12:30 AM 5 12:30 - 1:15 PM 6 Moderator Speaker
1:15 - 2:30 PM 7 Moderator Speaker
2:30 - 3:15 PM 8 Table Discussions: Focus on key questions regarding Human Rights
3:15 - 4:15 PM 3:30 - 3:45 PM 9 4:15 - 5:00 PM 10 John Ruggie’s Reflections on the Discussion Next Steps and Closing Comments
8:00 - 8:30 AM 1 Conference participants arrive at The Coca-Cola Company 8:30 - 9:00 AM 2 Topics: Understanding Impacts; Stakeholder Engagement; Conducting a Human Rights Mapping; Identifying Risks to Human Rights; & Prioritizing Actions to Mitigate Risks Moderator Speaker
9:30 - 10:30 AM 3 Moderator Speaker
10:30 -11:30 AM 4 Moderator Speaker
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 5 Moderator Speaker
12:00 - 1:00 PM 6 10 Min Box Lunch Provided2010 ENGAGING BUSINESS: ADDRESSING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Beginning in the mid-1990s, there has been a steady rise in the expectation of companies to meet their corporate responsibility to respect human rights. In June 2008, after extensive consultations with business, governments and civil society on five continents, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie of Harvard University, proposed a policy framework for managing business and human rights challenges. It is based on three pillars:
• The corporate responsibility to respect human rights
• Greater access by victims to effective remedy, judicial and non-judicial.25th February
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Agenda
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
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Meeting Overview and Objectives
Opening Remarks
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Key Note Speaker — Human Rights in the Global Economy: the Impact of Human Rights Issues on Business
BREAK
Panel Discussion — Perspectives on Human Rights in the Global Economy: the Impact of Human Rights Issues on Business
LUNCH
Luncheon Speaker: The Swiss Government View of Business and Human Rights
Panel Discussion — How are Companies Responding to the Need to Respect Human Rights?
Facilitated Table Discussions
Facilitated Table Discussion Report
John Ruggie’s Reflections on the Discussion
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Next Steps and Closing Comments
29th April 2022
Time
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
Assessing Human Rights Impacts
Business Integration , Transparency and Tracking Impact
Access to Remedies: Grievance Mechanisms
Closing & Reflections on the Discussion
Networking Lunch
2011 Program
2011 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company APRIL 28-29, 2011
Overview • The State duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business enterprises; The UN Human Rights Council unanimously welcomed the Framework and asked the Special Representative to develop “guiding principles” to help put it into practice. In November 2010, Prof. Ruggie issued the draft “Guiding Principles for the Implementation of the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework,” which provides recommendations to States and enterprises on 29 areas that fall under the UN Framework. The final version of the Guiding Principles will be published in March 2011 and is expected to be adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011. The meeting reviewed the Guiding Principles in order to better understand how to implement the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and offered a unique opportunity to work through this important new set of recommendations with Professor Ruggie and other leaders in the field, as well as to learn from other companies from a range of sectors. Participants came away from the conference with a better understanding of how to help their companies implement a due diligence process that will prevent and avoid adverse human rights impacts. 8:00 - 8:30 AM 1
8:30 - 8:45 AM 2
8:45 - 9:00 AM 3 To be confirmed 9:00 - 10:00 AM 4 Moderator Speaker
10:00 - 10:15 AM 5 10:15 - 11:15 AM 6 Moderator Speaker
12:00 - 1:30 PM 7 Moderator Speaker
1:30 - 3:30 PM 8 Moderator Speakers
3:30 - 3:45 PM 9 3:45 - 4:30 PM 10 Moderator Speaker Commentator
4:30 - 5:00 PM 11 Moderator Speaker
5:00 - 7:00 PM 12 Reception Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company 8:00 - 8:30 AM 1 Conference participants arrive at The Coca-Cola Company 8:30 - 9:00 AM 2 Topics: Understanding Impacts; Stakeholder Engagement; Conducting a Human Rights Mapping; Identifying Risks to Human Rights; & Prioritizing Actions to Mitigate Risks Moderator Speaker
9:30 - 10:30 AM 3 Moderator Speaker
10:30 -11:30 AM 4 Moderator Speaker
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 5 Moderator Speaker
12:00 - 1:00 PM 6 10 Min Box Lunch Provided2011 ENGAGING BUSINESS: IMPLEMENTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
One Coca-Cola Plaza Atlanta, Georgia
Beginning in the mid-1990s, there has been a steady rise in the expectation of companies to meet their corporate responsibility to respect human rights. In June 2008, after extensive consultations with business, governments and civil society, Prof. John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, proposed the “Protect, Respect, Remedy” framework for managing business and human rights challenges:
• The corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and
• Access to remedy by victims of abuses.28th April
Time
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Meeting Objectives
Opening Remarks
Keynote Address
BREAK
The Business Case for Human Rights: Values, Expectations and Risks
Lunch and Luncheon Address
Human Rights Dilemmas – Process, Resolution & Business Integration
BREAK
Human Rights Due Dilgience: Strategy, Mapping & Developing Policy
Open Discussion on the Issue Raised During Day One
Networking Reception
29th April 2022
Time
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
Assessing Human Rights Impacts
Business Integration , Transparency and Tracking Impact
Access to Remedies: Grievance Mechanisms
Closing & Reflections on the Discussion
Networking Lunch
2013 Program
2013 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the International Organization of Employers Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company May 9, 2013 Overview This human rights conference took place 23 months after the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights on June 16, 2011. The Guiding Principles address the intersection of the State Duty to Protect and the Corporate Responsibility to Respect human rights. Under the Guiding Principles, to demonstrate its responsibility to respect human rights, a business should have in place (1) a policy commitment to respect human rights; (2) a human rights due diligence process to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how it addresses its human rights impacts; and (3) processes to enable the remediation of any adverse human rights impacts it causes or which it may contribute. This is easier said than done in some instances. Previous Atlanta human rights conferences have addressed in general terms how a business can implement respect for human rights. This conference focused on current best practice and tools across a company’s value chain, and addresses several of the difficult implementation issues that have emerged. These included human trafficking in a company’s business and supply chain, human rights due diligence and transparency in business investment in Myanmar, addressing human rights issues in the conflict minerals supply chain, and the challenges of traceability and mapping of supply chains. In a collaborative environment with leaders in the field and companies from a range of sectors, the meeting offered a unique opportunity to better understand emerging best practice and to gain a perspective on resolving the tough respect for human rights issues. Participants came away from the conference with a better understanding of how to help their company implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and mitigate potential and actual human rights impacts. 8:00 - 8:30 AM 1 8:30 - 8:45 AM 2 Welcome and Opening Comments from the Coca-Cola Company Meeting Overview and Objectives
8:45 - 10:00 AM 3 Moderator IPIECA Business and Human Rights Task Force Implementing the Guiding Principles – The Experience to Date
10:00 - 10:15 AM 4 Moderator The Dimensions of the Problem A Business Community Roadmap The Global Business Coalition Against Trafficking (gBCAT) Trafficking Case Study–Labor Broker Agencies
10:15 - 11:30 AM 5 Moderator The Dimensions of the Problem A Business Community Roadmap The Global Business Coalition Against Trafficking (gBCAT) Trafficking Case Study–Labor Broker Agencies
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 6 Moderator Speaker
12:00 - 12:40 PM 7 12:40 - 1:00 PM 8 Moderator Speaker
1:00 - 2:15 PM 9 Moderator Speaker
2:15 - 2:30 PM 10 2:30 - 3:45 PM 11 Moderator Conflict Minerals Traceability Human Rights and Purchasing Human Rights and Mapping the Supply Chain
3:45 - 5:00 PM 12 Moderator Supply Chain Tools Supply Chain Tools
5:00-5:30 PM 13 Speakers
2013 ENGAGING BUSINESS: IMPLEMENTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Addressing the Hard Issues: Myanmar, Human Trafficking, Conflict Minerals, Supply Chain, Guiding Principles Best Practice
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia9th May
Time
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
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Meeting Overview and Objectives
Panel Discussion — Business and Human Rights Guiding Principles Best Practice
Panel Discussion — The Business Role in Eliminating Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
Panel Discussion — The Business Role in Eliminating Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
The UN Working Group View of Implementing the Business and Human Rights Guiding Principles
LUNCH
Luncheon Speaker: The View from Myanmar
Panel Discussion — Business Investment in Myanmar: How Much Due Diligence is Enough?
BREAK
Addressing the Hard Supply Chain Issues
Panel Discussion — Supply Chain Human Right Due Diligence Tools and Best Practice
Next Steps and Closing Comments
2014 Program
2014 Engaging Business Forum Conference Thursday September 18, 2014 AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ATLANTA Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the International Organization of Employers Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company Overview On behalf of the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers, we hope you will join us for the special international business forum on “Engaging Business – Integrating Respect for Human Rights in Business” on September 18, 2014 from 8:00 AM – 5:15 PM. This is the seventh human rights forum hosted by The Coca-Cola Company and will be held at the new National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. The forum will include a frank and open discussion on the importance and challenges of integrating human rights in business. It will provide a unique opportunity to engage with business leaders and other experts in this emerging field, and participants will come away with a better understanding of how to integrate human rights as part of their overall corporate responsibility to respect human rights. Progress made at the global level will be discussed, based on guidance provided in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The integration of respect for human rights will be considered from a variety of viewpoints as outlined in the agenda below.Click here for printable PDF version of the 2014 Program. There is no fee to attend the forum; however, all participants must be registered in advanced as space is limited. Please register here by August 22, 2014. 8:00 - 9:15 AM 1
9:15 - 9:30 AM 2 Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company Presentation on the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
9:30 - 9:40 AM 3 Brent Wilton, Secretary-General, International Organization of Employers (IOE) 9:40 - 10:40 AM 4 Moderator Speakers
10:40 - 10:50 AM 5 10:50 - 11:20 AM 6 Speakers Conversation facilitated By
11:20 - 11:30 AM 7 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 8 Moderator: Senior Corporate Leader Viewpoint: Investor Viewpoint:
12:30 - 1:30 PM 9
1:30 - 2:30 PM 10 Moderator: Procurement Leader viewpoint M&A Viewpoint Operations Viewpoint Industry Program Center Viewpoint
2:30 - 3:30 PM 11 Moderator Business and Human Rights Organization viewpoint Company Viewpoint NGO Viewpoint
3:30 - 3:45 PM 12 3:45 - 4:45 PM 13 Moderator Impact Assessments in High-Risk Countries Best Practice Insights from SRI Multifaceted Due Diligence Tools / “Beyond Audits” Grievance Mechanism Processes
4:45 - 5:15 PM 14 Speakers
5:15 PM 15
INTEGRATING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN BUSINESS: LEARNING FROM BEST PRACTICES OF LEADING COMPANIES
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
55 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30313
WWW.CIVILANDHUMANRIGHTS.ORG18th September
Time
Agenda
Tours of the Center for Civil and Human Rights
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
&
Presentation on the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Meeting Overview and Objectives
Panel Discussion — Global View: Status and Trends of the Integration of Respect for Human Rights in Business
10 Minute Break
Board of Director View: Governance and Expectations on Respect for Human Rights
10 Minute Break
Panel Discussion — Executive View: Frank Discussion regarding the Challenges of Integrating Respect for Human Rights in Business
Lunch (One Hour)
Panel Discussion — Business Function View and Best Practices: Integrating Respect for Human Rights
Panel Discussion — Supply Chain View: Identification and mitigation of potential Human Rights impacts across a global supply chains
15 Minute Break
Panel Discussion — Best Practice Communication Strategies and Tools: Human Rights Due Diligence, Human Rights Impact Assessments, Human Rights Accountability, etc.
Next Steps and Closing Comments
Conference Adjourns
2015 Program
2015 Engaging Business Forum Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the International Organization of Employers Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM The Coca-Cola Company’s World Headquarters Overview On behalf of the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers, we hope you will join us for the International Engaging Business Forum on Addressing the Challenges of Demonstrating Respect for Human Rights onSeptember 17, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This is the eighth human rights forum hosted by The Coca-Cola Company. The forum provides a unique opportunity for a candid discussion between business leaders and other experts on the importance of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and the challenges faced by business in demonstrating respect for human rights in their business operations. Participants will come away with an appreciation for the progress made by different companies at integrating respect for human rights, based on guidance provided in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. A variety of cutting-edge issues in this important field will be covered from different viewpoints as outlined in the agenda below. There is no fee to attend the forum; however, all participants must register in advance. Please note that seating is limited for this forum, so you are strongly encouraged to register early. Please register here by August 21, 2015. To read about the Access to Remedy Briefing, which was held on Wednesday September 16, 2015 at The Coca-Cola Company’s World Headquarters, please click here. 8:00 – 8:30 AM 1 8:30 – 8:35 AM 2 International Labor Relations and Human Rights Director, The Coca-Cola Company 8:35 – 9:00 AM 3 Includes a discussion of the cumulative impact of the “Engaging Business” conferences held to date and the most challenging issues, which will be addressed in this Engaging Business Conference:
Director of Global Workplace Rights, The Coca-Cola Company 9:00 – 10:00 AM 4 Executive Director, Institute for Human Rights and Business Head of the Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour, International Labor Organization (ILO) Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, Landesa Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Barrick Gold Corporation 10:00 – 10:15 AM 5 10:15 – 11:15 AM 6 Vice President for Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Governance, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) General Secretary Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) Secretary-General, the International Organization of Employers (IOE) Steering Committee, Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Initiative; Board member, Institute for Human Rights and Business USA Senior Program Director, Human Rights and Resources, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM 7 Discussion on: Discussion Process:
12:00 – 12:45 PM 8 12:45 – 1:15 PM 9 Table Discussion Report Outs on Table Discussion Report Outs – Process:
1:15 – 2:15 PM 10 Director, Social Performance, Kosmos Energy Director of Labor Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President, Shift Workplace Accountability Director, The Coca-Cola Company Director of the Private Sector Department, Oxfam America 2:15 – 2:30 PM 11 2:30 – 3:30 PM 12 Programme Director, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights Business and Human Rights Acting Director, Human Rights Watch Global Manager, Supply Chain Responsibility, HP Human Rights Advisor to the United Nations Office High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 3:30 – 4:00 PM 13 Round Table Discussions on
4:00 – 4:30PM 14 Table Discussion Report Outs on
4:30 – 5:00 PM 15 Secretary-General, the International Organization of Employers (IOE) Vice President for Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Governance, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) Director of Global Workplace Rights, The Coca-Cola Company Director of Labor Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceAddressing the Challenges of Demonstrating Respect for Human Rights
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia17th September
Time
Agenda
Participant Check-in and Continental Breakfast
Welcome, Meeting Objectives and Agenda
Overview of the challenging issues impacting Respect for Human Rights in Business today
Q&A
Panel Discussion — Supply Chain Impacts, including Forced Labor and Land Rights
Q&A
Break
Panel Discussion — Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, including linkage to human rights
Q&A
Round Table Discussion
Lunch/Break
Table Discussion Report Outs
Panel Discussion — Human Rights Due Diligence, including how to do it, the importance of transparency and understanding stakeholder expectations
Break
Panel Discussion — Human Rights Remedy, including a discussion of business’ accountability for remedy and what effective remedies look like
Q&A
Round Table Discussions
Table Discussion Report Outs
Reflections, Insights and Next Steps