UN Forum on Business & Human Rights, Geneva
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights will attend the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva from 25 to 27 November, and we would love to meet you there. Anita Dorett, Director and Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Associate Director, will be attending, so please email us if you plan to be there too. We are organizing and moderating a session on Monday, Nov 25th at 3pm : A smart mix of measures to leverage the contribution of financial actors to a just transition", together with PRI and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. More details on the session and speakers can be found here.
As you know, the UN Forum is the foremost global event for multi-stakeholder networking and dialogue on the latest initiatives to promote the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles. You can register here to attend and please also explore the UN Forum schedule. We would encourage investors to attend the UN Forum as the topic of investors and human rights remains high on this year’s Forum agenda.
Some Forum events/side and post events that we and our members will be participating and speaking at include the following:
Monday, November 25th:
Networking hub: Financial institutions at 1:20 pm CET a space is to facilitate a collaborative peer learning space for investors, promoting direct engagement with one another and fostering meaningful dialogue. This session will focus on exploring responsible investment practices and their impact on human rights.
A smart mix of measures to leverage the contribution of financial actors to a just transition at 3 pm CET, a panel discussion co-hosted by the Investor Alliance, PRI, and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights to examine how financial incentives and regulatory measures for businesses and investors, undertaken in conjunction with rightsholders and stakeholders, can enable a just transition.
Tuesday, November 26th:
Is the arms industry exempt from human rights due diligence? at 10 am CET: an in-person session that will shed light on frameworks, which taken together, can contribute to ensuring adequate human rights due diligence, responsible arms trade, and access to remedy for victims.
Role of business regarding the right ro development: trends from Corporate Human Rights Benchmark at 2 pm CET a side-event hosted by the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development, the World Benchmarking Alliance that aims to provide a comprehensive overview of trends from five years of the CHRB on corporate respect for human rights across 230 companies in five high-risk sectors.
Wednesday, November 27th:
Business and Human Rights Informal Dialogues, Responsible Investment at 9am CET: an informal and interactive multi-stakeholder dialogue open to all stakeholders participating in the Forum and designed to spark collaborative thinking and solution-oriented discussions on the impact of investment on human rights and business practices.
Thursday, November 28th:
Business and Conflict Community of Practice (CoP) Annual Workshop: The Investor Alliance together with several of our investor members will participate in this workshop focused on identifying and scaling up good practices for businesses and investors in conflict-affected and high-risk areas in an era of geopolitical uncertainty. You can register for the CoP Workshop here.
You can find the Forum agenda linked here.