Human Rights Day

Tempus 15:00 - 16:40 Beyond Compliance: Addressing Implementation Gaps in Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Western Europe and Others Group States. Moderator:Robert McCorquodale, Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Speakers:  Robert McCorquodale, Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights John Ferguson, Professor in Accounting, University of St Andrews Douglass Cassel, Counsel, King & Spalding Chloé Bailey, Senior Legal Adviser, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Anna Mäenpää, Head of Sustainability, Due Diligence and Stakeholder Engagement, SOK Sustainability Brief Description of the Session: The European Commission's Omnibus simplification package, introduced less than a year after the adoption of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, proposes significant reforms to "simplify" human rights due diligence requirements and do so for "competitive...

10:00am – 11:20am Human Rights and Platform Work in the Asia-Pacific / 11:40am – 1:00pm Preserving Business and Human Rights Achievements in Central, Eastern Europe and Central Asia amid polycrisis. 10:00am - 11:20am Human Rights and Platform Work in the Asia-Pacific: Harnessing the Digital Shift Moderator: Pichamon Yeophantong Speakers: Nuno Meira Simoes, Punitha Silivarajoo, Ewa Staworzynska, Jose Sonny Gito Matula, Trang Hoàng, 11:40am - 1:00pm Preserving Business and Human Rights Achievements in Central, Eastern Europe and Central Asia amid polycrisis Moderators: Lyra Jakuleviciene Speakers: Olena Uvarova, Sonja Tošković, Maria Gavouneli, Lucia Tomić, Akmal Kholmatovich Saidov Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More ;  Human Rights and Platform Work in the Asia-Pacific ;  Preserving Business and Human Rights Achievements . Watch the 3rd Meeting (Tempus) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025! 03:21:29

3:00pm – 4:20pm Putting People First. 4:40pm – 6:00pm Strengthening accountability for environmental harm. 3:00pm - 4:20pm Putting People First: Building Competitive, Resilient Businesses through Human Rights Due Diligence. Moderators: Mark Hodge. Speakers: Leigh Anne DeWine, Iris Van der Veken, Honesta Denis Ngolly, Katarina Nedeljkovic, Rapatsa Trirath. 4:40pm - 6:00pm Strengthening accountability for environmental harm: pathways for transformative business practices. Moderators: Seema Joshi. Speakers: Damilola Olawuyi, Triyarith Temahivong, Beena Palical, Paloma Munoz, Francis West, Kate Mackintosh. Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More , & Putting People First  &  Strengthening accountability for environmental harm . Watch the 2nd Meeting (Assembly Hall) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025!

10:00am – 11:20am Consultation for the 2026 Human rights Council and General Assembly reports of the Working Group. 10:00am - 11:20am Consultation for the 2026 Human rights Council and General Assembly reports of the Working Group. Moderators: Robert McCorquodale, Damilola Olawuyi. Speakers: Yann Wyss, Stuart Neely, Ines Kaempfer, Camille Putois, Antonie C. Fountain. Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More ;  Consultation for the 2026 HRC and GA reports of the Working Group Watch the Consultation for 2026 Reports of Working Group (Tempus) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025! Live

10:00am – 11:20am Recommit and Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 11:40am – 1:00pm Opening Plenary. 10:00am - 11:20am Recommit and Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):  Advancing the Implementation of the UNGPs as a Tool to Promote Inclusive Business Practices Moderators: Ken Janssens  Speakers: Montserrat Rovalo, Fernanda Hopenhaym, Erika George, Toni Gee Fernandez, Shamarukh Fakhruddin 11:40am - 1:00pm Opening Plenary -  Moderators: Pichamon Yeophantong Speakers: Volker Türk, Lourdes Castro García, Christine Kaufmann, Ugochi Daniels, Manana Kochladze, Lena Julle, Indigenous Peoples representative TBA Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More: Recommit and Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Opening Plenary Watch the 1st Meeting (Assembly Hall) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025! Live