Information about the event and the agenda in English can be found below the German description.
Die Einbindung von Stakeholdern ist ein Kernprinzip der menschenrechtlichen Sorgfaltspflicht. Sie führt zu einem besseren Risikomanagement für Unternehmen und zu einer wirksameren Prävention und Abhilfe für Rechteinhabende. Aber wie können Unternehmen dieses Prinzip in der Praxis anwenden? Obwohl die sinnvolle Einbindung von Stakeholdern in der EU-Richtlinie Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) und ähnlichen Rahmenwerken vorgeschrieben ist, gibt es nach wie vor Herausforderungen und Lücken in der Umsetzung.
Aufbauend auf der Arbeit der Branchendialoge wird gezeigt, wie Prinzipien einer sinnvollen Einbeziehung von Stakeholdern in der Praxis umgesetzt werden können. Dafür bringt die Veranstaltung Unternehmen, Zivilgesellschaft, Rechteinhabende, Gewerkschaften, Wissenschaft und politische Institutionen zusammen. Es erwarten Sie Beiträge von Expert*innen, Vernetzungsmöglichkeiten und interaktive Workshops.
Hinweis: Die Veranstaltung findet in englischer Sprache statt.
Engaging meaningfully with stakeholders is a core principle of human rights due diligence. It results in better risk management for companies and more effective prevention and remedy for rightsholders. But how can companies apply this principle in practice? Even though meaningful stakeholder engagement is required by the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and similar frameworks, challenges and gaps in implementation remain.
Building on the work of the sector dialogues, we aim to share good practice and demonstrate how to transform principles of meaningful stakeholder engagement into practice. This event will bring together businesses, civil society, rightsholders, trade unions, academia and political institutions. You can expect expert insights, networking opportunities and deep dive sessions on implementing meaningful stakeholder engagement in different steps of the due diligence process.
Agenda
- 9:00 - 10:00
- Registration and Coffee
- 10:00 - 10:15
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Welcome
Gwendolyn Remmert | Moderator
- 10:15 - 10:25
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Opening Remarks
Lilian Tschan | Permanent State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
- 10:25 – 11:05
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Keynote: What makes stakeholder engagement meaningful?
Daniel Baumert | Advisor Corporate Due Diligence, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Statement
Miriam-Lena Horn | Head of Division for International Value Chains, German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB)
Statement
Amadou Bah | Executive Director, Action Mines Guinea
- 11:05 – 12:00
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Panel: Bridging theory and practice: Meaningful stakeholder engagement in corporate due diligence
Gwendolyn Remmert | Moderator
Gina Edmonds | Business Integrity and Compliance Manager, Lightrock
Padma-Dolma Fielitz | Researcher, German Institute for Human Rights
Nora Hesse | Legal Human Rights, Mercedes-Benz Group
Lara Hutt | Senior Officer HREDD, Fair Trade Germany
- 12:00 – 1:00
- Lunch Break
- 1:00 – 2:30
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Parallel Deep Dives
Deep Dive 1: Navigating stakeholder engagement and risk analysis in corporate due diligence
Stephanie Borowiec | Moderator
Linn Aakvik | Sustainable Development Manager, Human Rights Specialists, Norsk Hydro
Rekha Chakravarthi | Director, Research & Stakeholder Engagement, CIVIDEP
Deep Dive 2: Implementing collective measures through meaningful stakeholder engagement
Padma-Dolma Fielitz | Moderator
Amadou Bah | Executive Director, Action Mines Guinea
Michael Congdon | Sustainability Manager, ENTEGA
Sarah Guhr | NGO Coordinator, Germanwatch
N.N. | Company representative from the Energy Sector Dialogue
Deep Dive 3: Stakeholder engagement in conflict-affected areas
Serra Cremer | Moderator
Myo Aung | Member of the Kachin Resource Concern Group
Olga Nilova | Business and Human Rights Specialist, United Nations Development Programme
Malaika Oringo | Executive Director, Footprint to Freedom
Anne Sträßer | Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems and Public Procurement Officer, Christliche Initiative Romero
N.N. | Company representative
Deep Dive 4: Designing effective grievance mechanisms through meaningful stakeholder engagement
Mariana Rezende | Moderator
Prof Ulrike Gläßer | Professor, Viadrina University
Anton Pieper | Policy Advisor Business & Human Rights, WEED
Thivya Rakini | State President of the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union
- 2:30 – 3:00
- Key Insights from the Deep Dives
- 3:00 – 3:15
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Conclusion
Gwendolyn Remmert | Moderator
- 3:15 – 4:00
- Networking and Refreshments