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2021 UNRBHR FORUM

The New Decade of Action?

1-4 June 2021  |  Virtual

​In 2021, the Forum focused on the progress made over the past 10 years since the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011. Discussions highlighted the need for a collective commitment to meet the challenges the region faces in realizing vital economic, environmental and social justice goals, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to exacerbate many of these challenges.

List of Sessions

  • Opening Plenary: Discussion with Thought Leaders

  • Business and Human Rights in Asia: From the First Decade to the Next

  • Procurement for Impact: The Power of Women's Entrepreneurship to Create More Inclusive Value Chains

  • Access to Remedy and Corporate Accountability Pathways in Asia-Pacific

  • 2021 International Year: Regaining the Lost Momentum in the Fight Against Child Labour

  • Delivering Solutions at Scale: Inclusive Businesses in South-East Asia, Innovations and Policy Actions

  • The Future of Migrant Workers in International Supply Chains: Post-Pandemic Outlook on Migration, Human Rights and Business

  • Business and Human Rights in the Digital Era: An Interactive Discussion on Priorities for Asia-Pacific

  • Responsible Business for the Future of Youth Employment in the Pacific

  • The Role of National Human Rights Institutions to Protect Human Rights Defenders

  • The State of Child Rights and Business in Asia-Pacfic

  • Turning the Tide on Labour Standards in the Fisheries Sector: Looking to the Pacific

  • Business Responsibility and Collective Action to Uphold Environmental Rights

  • What Gets Measured Gets Managed: A Discussion on Transparency to Advance Women's Economic Empowerment in Business

  • Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: A Potential Game Changer

  • Unseen, Undervalued Domestic Work Essential for All Business: Why Responsible Business Should Care About Care Work

  • Reimagining Business School Education with Responsible Management and Human Rights

  • Business and Human Rights in the Media: Converations for Change

  • Ensuring Migrant Voices in Grievance and Remediation Mechanisms: Generating Feedback Vital for Compliance and Due Diligence

  • The Invisibility Cloak: Gender, Data and the Internet

  • Engaging Business to Promote, Protect and Respect Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment

  • Mental Health in the World of Work in Times of COVID-19

  • Measuring Impact and Progress: Asia-Pacific Launch of New Tools to Evaluate Business Respect for Human Rights

  • Sustainable Supply Chains: Reaching the Lower Tiers

  • The Next Decade of Migration, Fashion and Human Rights

  • Confronting Hate and Disinformation Through Ethical Advertising: Together We CAN

  • Food, People and Nature: How can Businesses Support Sustainable Food Systems?

  • Building a Decent Green Workplace in Asian Supply Chains

  • Transforming Women's Unpaid Care Work into Inclusive Business Opportunities: What Does it Take?

  • Business Action to Avert the Climate Crisis

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: What Is Needed to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs 5, 8 and 10 in the Asia and Pacific Region?

  • Safeguarding Civic Space: Business Supporting to Human Rights Defenders to Safeguard the Environment
    Closing Plenary: The Road Towards Responsible Business in Asia-Pacific
     

List of Speakers

  • Achmad Marzuki

  • Ahmad  Rafay Alam

  • Alex Stinson

  • Alva Bruun

  • Ana Zbona

  • Anant Ahuja

  • Andrew Dale

  • Anita Carolline

  • Anita Ramasastry

  • Anuradha Mundkur

  • Anurag  Maloo

  • Aparajita Agrawal

  • Archana Kotecha

  • Asif Ibrahim

  • Asma Yusuf

  • Avinit Narayan

  • Badrinath Gulur

  • Bala Murugan

  • Barbara Bijelic

  • Begum Tute Selvi

  • Betty  Yolanda

  • Bhavna Chopra Srikrishna

  • Brian CK Ho

  • Bryan Tilaar

  • Caitlin Schultz

  • Caroline Stover

  • Cecilia Tinonin

  • Celso Hernandez, Jr.

  • Charles Autheman

  • Chong  Kai Kok

  • Chris Humpfrey

  • Cristina Martinez

  • Dang Hoa Nam

  • Dante Pesce

  • Diana F. Torres

  • Dini Widiastuti

  • Dorothée Baumann-Pauly

  • Dorothy  Lovell

  • Dynah Avigail T. Basuil

  • Edward Honiwala

  • Elliot Yae-Ahn Park

  • Emily Sims

  • Esther An

  • Faizal  Khan

  • Farazana Nawaz

  • Faroze  Nadar

  • Fernand de Varennes

  • Fish Ip

  • Florence Willie

  • Fredy Guyacan

  • Georgina Lloyd

  • Geraldine Ansart

  • Hang Tung Chiw

  • Harpreet Kaur

  • Harshad Barde

  • Helani  Galpaya

  • Hemantha Withanage

  • Heng Sokkung

  • Hidayat Greenfield

  • Ida Hyllested

  • Ines Kaempfer

  • Irit Tamir

  • Isabelle Louis

  • Itsaraporn Daoram

  • Jac  sm Kee

  • Jacki  Johnson

  • Jag Gill

  • Jake Dubbins

  • Jana Mudronova

  • Jasmine Begum

  • Jerry Daykin

  • John Southalan

  • Joni Simpson

  • Jose Roland A. Moya

  • Joyce Chau

  • Julian Grant

  • Jullada Meejul

  • Justine Nolan

  • Kamal Amzi

  • Kamini  Visvananthan

  • Kanak Hirani

  • Karina Perida-Trayvilla

  • Kathy  Mulville

  • Katia Chirizzi

  • Katja Freiwald

  • Kautoa Tonganibeia

  • Keiko Nowacka

  • Kevin Lehmann

  • Khunan Jargalsaikhan

  • Kinan Albahnasi

  • Krittika  Wuttipat Aree

  • Lara Wolters

  • Layusa  Isa-Odidi

  • Le Van Minh

  • Len Rodwell

  • Lene Wendland

  • Lia Mai Torres

  • Livio Sarandrea

  • Lote Lima

  • Margie Mason

  • Margot Brent

  • Maria Lessen

  • Marie Capdouze

  • Marit  Nilses

  • Mark Hodge

  • Markus Dietrich

  • Marta Pérez Cusó

  • Martine  van Weelden

  • Mary  Lawlor

  • Masayo Ogawa

  • Matthias Thorns

  • Meg Brodie

  • Mega Irena

  • Melanie Moleño

  • Mererai Vatege

  • Mi Zhou

  • Mihyung Park

  • Millicent Barty

  • Minakshi Barman

  • Minnie Venkatachalam

  • Monrawee Ampolpittayanant

  • Mualimin Abdi

  • Nadia Zainuddin

  • Nadira Yusoff

  • Nareeluc Pairchaiyapoom

  • Natalie  Harms

  • Nattavud Pimpa

  • Nenette Motus

  • Nighat Dad

  • Nilim Baruah

  • Nina Vollmer

  • Nur Hidayati

  • Nusra  Chankaew

  • Olivier De Schutter

  • Olof Blomqvist

  • Panudda Boonpala

  • Patricia Moore

  • Patuan  Samosir

  • Percy Chan

  • Phan   Thi My Huong

  • Phillip Wardle

  • Pia Oberoi

  • Piya Kritayakirana

  • Pochoy Labog

  • Poornima Gill

  • Priyanka Dutt

  • Priyanka Mogul

  • Rachel Davis

  • Raj Mariwala

  • Rajeev Dubey

  • Ranji David

  • Ravi Bhatnagar

  • Rebeca Leonard

  • Richa Singh

  • Roberto Cadiz

  • Roisai Wongsuban

  • Romchat Wachirarattanakornkul

  • Rosebell  Kagumire

  • Ruchira Jaitly

  • Ruenvadee  Suwanmongkol

  • Rumki Majumdar

  • Sarah  Knibbs

  • Saran Song

  • Sarinee  Achavanuntakul

  • Sati Nagra

  • Seonmi Choi

  • Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu

  • Sharon Brooks

  • Shriley Ni

  • Shubha Sekhar

  • Siniša Milatovic

  • Sonika Manandahar

  • Sor Rattanamanee Polka

  • Stephan Ulrich

  • Stephanie  Venuti

  • Sudarshana Kundu

  • Sujay Natson

  • Sumi Dhanarajan

  • Surabhi Vanalia

  • Surya Deva

  • Susan Clearn

  • Taejin Ahn

  • Tanah Sullivan

  • Tanuvasa Toetu Leasi Pesaleli

  • Tapati Saha

  • Tara Dermott

  • Tenzin Dolma Norbhu

  • Thanyaporn Krichtitayawuth

  • Theonila Roka Matbob

  • Thi Ninh Bui

  • Tishiko King

  • Tomoko Hasegawa

  • Tran Thi Lan Anh

  • Tul Pinkaew

  • Tulika  Bansal

  • Usha Ramanathan

  • Val Vestil

  • Wahyudi Djafar

  • Walter  Lin

  • William Dalrymple

  • William Gois

  • Wyn Ellis

  • Xiaohui Liang

  • Yoshihisa Takasaki

  • Yuka Ujita

  • Yuri Herder

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