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2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Serra Cremer Iyi

Löning - Human Rights & Responsible Business / Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights
Head of Corporate Training, Head of Communications
Berlin

I am a consultant and co-lead of the extractives workstream at University of Geneva's Center for Business and Human Rights, the first human rights center in a business school in Europe. I am also acting as the Head of Communications at Löning - Human Rights & Responsible Business, an international management consultancy focusing on human rights. Team Löning advises companies on establishing human rights due diligence to ensure respect for human rights in their supply chains and across their operations.

8:00am CET

Conversation with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Room XXI

9:00am CET

Corporate human rights due diligence – state of play and way forward Room XXIII

11:00am CET

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:30pm CET

Snapshot: Driving human rights due diligence through law - Lessons from the first year of application of the law: major challenges and recommendations for companies Room XXIV

2:00pm CET

Snapshot: Lead and deploy the vigilance approach: a challenge for large companies; lessons from BNP and Orange Room XXIV

2:15pm CET

Snapshot: The French Duty of Vigilance - Lessons learned and Guidance on Vigilance Plans Room XXIV

2:30pm CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence: practices in the supply chain. Findings from a cross-sectoral study. Room XXIV

2:45pm CET

Snapshot: Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence- Operational-level human rights impacts assessments Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Snapshot: Employer Association Relations - Need to Document Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

3:15pm CET

Snapshot: Employer Association Collaboration - Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

Snapshot: Investor Relations - Need to Document Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Human Rights in International Supply Chains - Where is the disconnect? Room XXIV

6:15pm CET

Special film screening with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: The Price of Free Room XX Forum debate: Are tech companies a threat to human rights? Room XVII

8:30am CET

Crowd-drafting: Designing a human rights-compatible international investment agreement Room XVII

9:30am CET

Snapshot: Human Rights Due Diligence in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Room XXIV

9:45am CET

Snapshot: Samsung - Human rights due diligence across the supply chain – Experiences from practice Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across the supply chain – Experiences from practice Room XXIV

10:15am CET

Snapshot: How can business association promote human rights due diligence. Experiences from Japan Room XXIV

10:30am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence - Challenges and business pathways (case of the project operator) Room XXIV

10:45am CET

Snapshot: Strengthening human rights due diligence with in-depth assessment and radical transparency Room XXIV

11:00am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence in a large supply chain Room XXIV

11:15am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence - Building on what works in a global supply chain. An overview of risk assessment Room XXIV

11:30am CET

Human rights due diligence across value chains - addressing systemic challenges Room XVII

12:45pm CET

Snapshot: #Metoo and She too– Addressing sexual abuse and other gender-specific violations Room XXIV

1:00pm CET

Snapshot: Gender, corporate due diligence, access to justice and indigenous women human rights defenders – Case study from Asia Room XXIV

1:30pm CET

Connecting human rights due diligence and business lawyers: overcoming practical challenges Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in "Western Europe and Others" region (WEOG) Room XXI Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII

5:15pm CET

Snapshot: Experiences from practice - Effective multi-stakeholder models working against child labour Room XXIV

5:30pm CET

Snapshot: The impact of extractive activities in Honduras on the rights of indigenous peoples Room XXIV

5:45pm CET

Snapshot: The contribution of the indigenous Papuan community to promote respect of the rights of indigenous peoples Room XXIV

6:15pm CET

Protecting human rights in Public Policy: What Role for Business? Room XXIII Documentary - Combatting modern slavery in supply chains - Lessons from two sectoral campaigns Room XXI

8:30am CET

Elements of effective human rights due diligence regulation: lessons from legal developments Room XX

10:00am CET

Accountability and Remedy: human rights due diligence and corporate legal liability Room XXIV

11:40am CET

How can investors drive more and better human rights due diligence? Room XX

1:00pm CET

Understanding Business Impact on Children—Presenting the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas Room XI

1:30pm CET

Scaling up human rights due diligence through the use of blockchain Room XVII

3:00pm CET

New perspectives on overcoming hurdles for parent company liability? Room XXIII