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David Cooke

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia
Chair & Managing Director
Sydney, Australia
Websitehttps://works.bepress.com/david_cooke
As well as managing Konica Minolta (a global Japanese tech company) in Australia I am also a non-executive director of the UN Global Compact Network in Australia and of Sustainalytics (a global ESG research & analysis firm). My human rights work has been focused on ending human trafficking and advocating for an Australian Modern Slavery Act to compel companies to work towards the eradication of human rights abuses in supply chains. My doctorate was on the business case for Corporate Social Responsibility https://works.bepress.com/david_cooke/
Monday, November 26
 

9:00am CET

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

9:30am CET

Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Room XXI

11:00am CET

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:30pm CET

Labour rights and human rights due diligence Room XXI

1:45pm CET

Snapshot: Managing risks at the operational level ; lessons from Vinci in Qatar 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

Disruptive technology I: what does artificial intelligence mean for human rights due diligence Room XVII

3:15pm CET

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

3:45pm CET

Snapshot: Investor Relations - ICT Company Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:00pm CET

Snapshot: B2B Relations - Need to Document Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:15pm CET

Snapshot: B2B Relations – Mutual Documentation of Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Human Rights in International Supply Chains - Where is the disconnect? Room XXIV Disruptive technology II: What does automation mean for human rights due diligence? Room XVII
 
Tuesday, November 27
 

8:30am CET

Human rights due diligence in practice in the ICT sector Room XXIII

9:45am CET

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

10:00am CET

Plenary II: Building coherence and reaching scale on human rights due diligence – International organizations' leadership perspectives Room XX

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 Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across supply chain starts with due diligence with internal stakeholder groups Room XXIV

11:45am CET

Snapshot: Konica Minolta - What motivates this global technology company’s commitment to human rights and what outcomes have been achieved – experiences from practice Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII

4:40pm CET

Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX
 
Wednesday, November 28
 

8:30am CET

Leading by example? Procurement as lever for human rights due diligence Room XVII

10:00am CET

How can benchmarks, rating agencies and ESG researchers drive more and better human rights due diligence Room XX

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

3:00pm CET

Toward meaningful corporate human rights reporting? Room XXI

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX