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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1

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BHR & ESG: practical application of the 2023 IBA business and human rights guidance

Thursday 19 September (1115 - 1230)

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PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1

Committee(s)

Business Human Rights Committee (Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit

Description

This session will discuss the practical application of the IBA updated guidance on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) released in 2023.

It will provide new insights into the UNGPs in practice, recent updates in business and human rights, the maturation of the right to a healthy environment (R2HE), due diligence approaches for human rights and the environment, and the trends in transnational business and human rights litigation.
 

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Stéphane Brabant Trinity International Aarpi, Paris, France; Member, Business Human Rights Committee Advisory Board

Speakers

Steven Richman American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Policy Committee
Meg Roggensack Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association, ., Washington, USA
Clara Serva TozziniFreire Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Secretary, Business Human Rights Committee
John Sherman III Responsible Contracting Project, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Daisuke Takahashi Shinwa Law, Tokyo, Japan; Co-Chair, Business Human Rights Committee

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