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Responsible Business Webinar Series: Practitioners Guide to Business & Human Rights
Event Start
10/12/2020 · 12:00
Event End
10/12/2020 · 13:00

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The Indo German Chamber of Commerce ( IGCC) in association with Friedrich Naumann Foundation  (FNF) and Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) would like to invite you to the Webinar on on Responsible Business Webinar on : Practitioners Guide to Business & Human Rights  on Thursday 10th December 2020 at 12:00 noon(IST)

 As part of a joint initiative, three partner organisations; FNF, CRB and IGCC, will work together to organize a series of quarterly webinars on a range of topics focussing on the different aspects of “Business and Human Rights” from a practitioners standpoint.

 The series will also endeavour to build on the existing understanding of national frameworks that promote Business and Human Rights. These frameworks have not only informed, but also served as the basis for developing the impending National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.

 The objectives for this session will be:

  • understanding of the UN Guiding Principles (UNGP)on Business and Human Rights
  • introduction to the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPs)
  • elaboration on the UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) – with special reference to Pillar 2
  • alignment of India’s journey (incl. National Frameworks) with the substantive aspects of Pillar 2 of the UNGPs that
  • directly relates to businesses   

Flow of Events: 

Time

Agenda

12 noon

Welcome and Introduction by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC)

12.05 pm

Opening Remarks by Frank Hoffmann, Regional Project Manager, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF)

12.10 pm

Context Setting by Rijit Sengupta; CEO, Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) 

12.15 pm

Panel Discussion

  • Viraf Mehta, Advisory Committee Member, National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) & National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (impending) 
  • Garima Dadich, Associate Professor & Head, National Foundation of CSR
  • Business Representative  (we will share the name shortly)
  • Moderator: Nandini Sharma, Director, Centre for Responsible Business  

1.15 pm

Q & A session

1.30 pm

Closing Remarks by Nandini Sharma , Director ,Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) 

1.35 pm

Vote of thanks by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC)

 We look forward to your registration and active participation during the webinar as the organisations have decided to organize the first session on international Human Rights Day, i.e. December 10, 2020 

 Participation is free, however we encourage you to kindly pass on the invite to others in your team as well.

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Ms. Sumati Sud

Ms. Sumati Sud

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