【イベント】Event Announcement: No mHREDD, No Smart Mix – Developing Effective Legal Frameworks in East Asia

2024/11/01

本イベントでは、東アジアにおける人権・環境デューデリジェンス（mHREDD）の実施について、企業の説明責任を確保するための強固で法的拘束力のある枠組みの必要性に焦点を当て、第一線で活躍する専門家や団体を招いて議論します。欧州サステナビリティ・デューディリジェンス指令（CSDDD）のような法律の議論が進む中、セッションでは主要な課題を取り上げ、変革の機会を強調し、OECDガイドラインや国連ビジネスと人権に関する指導原則（UNGPs）のような国際基準に沿った予防措置の必要性を強調します。（イベント言語：英語）※こちらは対面のイベントです。   No mHREDD, No Smart Mix – Developing Effective Legal Frameworks in East Asia 【Registration form】: https://forms.gle/nX5uaUMChAafDpMS6 Date: 26 November, 13:30-14:30 Location: The CAV (Ground Floor, Rue de Varembé 1, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland) Organizers: KTNC Watch, Human Rights Now (HRN), Environmental Rights Foundation (ERF)/TTNC Watch, European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) Co-organizers: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), OECD Watch Contact: Human Rights Now, Business and Human Rights Project – info@hrn.or.jp

Purpose of the Event

This event will convene leading experts and organizations to discuss the implementation of mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) in East Asia, focusing on the need for robust, legally binding frameworks to ensure corporate accountability. With laws like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) serving as a potential example, the session will address key challenges, highlight transformative opportunities, and emphasize the need for preventive measures aligned with international standards such as the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). A call to action will be made for a stronger and more effective mHREDD framework to prevent human rights and environmental violations, with a focus on promoting binding legislation in East Asia to ensure effective corporate accountability. This event will also commemorate the launch of the report “Labour, Environment and Asian Transnational Corporations – Toward an East Asian Business and Human Rights Movement: Cases from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.”

Event Details

  • Title: “No mHREDD, No Smart Mix: Developing Effective Legal Frameworks in East Asia”
  • Date: 26 November
  • Time: 13:30-14:30
  • Venue: The CAV (Ground Floor, Rue de Varembé 1, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland)  ※In-person only 
  • Lunch is offered and will be served during the event

Panel Speakers:

  • Yujung Shin (KTNC Watch)
  • Ryutaro Ogawa (Human Rights Now)
  • Hsin Hsuan Sun (Environmental Rights Foundation)
  • Nele Meyer (European Coalition for Corporate Justice)

Discussant

  • Pichamon Yeophantong (UN Business and Human Rights Working Group)

Moderator

  • Krizel Malabanan (OHCHR)

MC

  • Calvin Queant (Human Rights Now)

Agenda:

  1. Opening Remarks
    • Introduction to the theme, focusing on the transformative potential and limitations of mHREDD, particularly in East Asia.
  2. Regional Impacts and Case Studies 
    • Presentations on the human rights impacts of business activities in East Asia, with an emphasis on the need for binding legal frameworks that adhere to international standards.
  3. Policy Dialogue: Towards Global Action on mHREDD Legislation 
    • A panel discussion addressing the challenges, opportunities, and importance of stakeholder engagement in advancing business and human rights (BHR) legal frameworks in East Asia.
  4. Conclusion 
    • Summary of key insights and recommendations for strengthening mHREDD laws, along with a call to action for stakeholders.
  5. Q&A
  6. Closing Remarks

Join us to explore how East Asia can develop and implement effective mHREDD frameworks to promote a sustainable and responsible corporate environment globally. 【Registration form】: https://forms.gle/nX5uaUMChAafDpMS6

Language: English For inquiries, please contact Human Rights Now, Business and Human Rights Project at info@hrn.or.jp.