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Kate Larsen

SupplyESChange Initiative
Founder
London
Websitehttps://supplyeschange.com
Kate worked in Asia supply chains and global corporate Human Rights due diligence for much of past 20 years. Kate was formerly China then Hong Kong based (Chinese speaker) covering Asia. Kate is a passionate advocate helping business understand the collaboration solutions that have worked in practise to reduce risk and improve conditions for workers (and across sectors) and can share insights from experience in companies, initiatives, Human Rights Watch, in/with other NGOs, working with investors, and across many countries. Kate has particular experience in Fashion/Apparel/Retail and China, Japan, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam.
Twitter: KatieAL
Monday, November 26
 

8:00am CET

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

9:00am CET

Voices from the ground Room XX

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

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

3:00pm CET

Integrating indigenous peoples rights in human rights due diligence: what does it mean in practice? Room XXIII

3:30pm CET

Snapshot: Investor 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

Connecting child rights and human rights due diligence in practice Room XXIII

6:15pm CET

Special film screening with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: The Price of Free Room XX
 
Tuesday, November 27
 

8:15am CET

Snapshot: Exiting responsibly - Respect for human rights in circumstances of urgent exit Room XXIV

8:30am CET

Snapshot: New insights. Projects from BHR Young researchers (I) Room XXIV

8:45am CET

Snapshot: New insights. Projects from BHR Young researchers (II) Room XXIV

9:00am CET

Snapshot: New insights? Labour governance in the garment industry Room XXIV

9:15am CET

Snapshot: New insights After Rana-Plaza: Business, Labor, and Global Supply Chains in Bangladesh Room XXIV

10:00am CET

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

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

Safeguarding human rights defenders: new efforts and tackling growing threats Room XX

12:00pm CET

Snapshot: Human rights-based sustainable fisheries: an experience from the Thai Tuna Industry Room XXIV

12:15pm CET

Snapshot: From commitment to action - Advancing decent work in global supply chains with SAP Ariba Room XXIV

12:30pm CET

Snapshot: How investing in basic sanitation can help guarantee women’s rights: a case study from Brazil Room XXIV

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

Due diligence and remedy: Is one possible without the other? Room XXIII

3:15pm CET

Snapshot: The use of the Universal Period Review (UPR) mechanism as a tool to prevent Business related human rights abuses Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

Snapshot: New insights? When causation, contribution, and direct link overlap: UNGP implementation in “complex complicity” scenarios Room XXIV

3:45pm CET

Snapshot: Corporate responsibility to respect human rights in situations of occupation Room XXIV

4:00pm CET

Snapshot: Building Trust between Human Rights Defenders and Financial Actors Room XXIV

4:30pm CET

Snapshot: Children’s Rights and Business Atlas: Harnessing the power of data in risk and impact assessments. Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Accountability and remedy: exploring the interconnectedness of different types of grievance mechanisms Room XXIII Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX

4:45pm CET

Snapshot: Economic evidence for civic rights protection Room XXIV

5:15pm CET

Snapshot: Experiences from practice - Effective multi-stakeholder models working against child labour 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
 
Wednesday, November 28
 

8:30am CET

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

10:00am CET

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

11:40am CET

Labour union perspectives on ways to scale up effective human rights due diligence Room XXIV

1:30pm CET

Addressing human rights impacts of toxic substances: challenges and human rights due diligence across sectors with a deep dive on the electronics industry Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

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

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX