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SUMMARY:Responsibility beyond the company
DESCRIPTION:After the Bangladesh factory collapse\, there has been moveme
 nt to hold companies accountable and liable for the behaviour of vendors
  in the supply chain. The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act a
 nd the UK Modern Slavery Act both put the onus on companies to disclose 
 and report their efforts to monitor their supply chains and ensure there
  are no human rights violations (or report they are doing nothing). What
  are employers doing to improve the working conditions in their supply c
 hains? How far should this responsibility extend? What are directors’ du
 ties and should they be held accountable? Companies need to comply with 
 domestic laws that may apply to foreign incidents. The health and safety
  issues in developing countries are very real and companies are being he
 ld accountable – either legally or through public relations - for their 
 related operations in these jurisdictions. What are best practices? Are 
 the current supplier codes of conduct sufficient? What is the proper tea
 m to address these issues? Why are operational level grievance mechanism
 s not functioning (properly) and what type of escalation mechanisms do w
 e need? This session will analyse legal requirements\, as well as practi
 cal solutions. We will discuss why lawyers are important in this area an
 d how they may contribute to designing policy by working with compliance
  and risk management professionals.
LOCATION:Room C4.11\, Convention Centre\, Level 4
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