Interpretation is available in French and in Chinese.

Interpretation is available in French and in Chinese. Global supply chain shocks - such as the pandemic, armed conflicts, shipping disruptions, trade tensions and tariffs - have exposed vulnerabilities in traditional sourcing approaches, weakening supply chain resilience and heightening responsible business conduct (RBC) risks and adverse impacts. The session will examine current disruptions and trends in supply chain shifts and how due diligence can inform business decisions before and during supply chain shocks to navigate uncertainty while minimising the likelihood and severity of RBC risks and adverse impacts.

Organised by ACT (Action, Collaboration, Transformation). This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD. This session will explore how responsible purchasing practices can be operationalised to deliver tangible improvements in wages and working conditions. Despite brands' efforts on purchasing practices, workers often see little benefits, highlighting the need to link purchasing commitments to collective bargaining and the operationalisation of the 2024 ILO conclusions on wage setting in global supply chains. Bringing together employers, trade unions, global brands, and government representatives, the session will explore the implementation of the brand-supported collective bargaining agreements in Cambodia. It will showcase how to achieve wage improvements while ensuring competitiveness and productivity through collaborative work on resilient supply chains. Please note that this session will not be livestreamed.

Organised by the Graduate Institute Geneva (IHEID) and ILO-IFC Better Work. This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD. This session will showcase new research findings drawn from one of the most extensive longitudinal datasets on labour compliance in the apparel sector. The analysis merges Better Work’s global assessment data with enterprise-level information, operational records, and country-level governance and trade indicators. By examining factory, programme, and contextual factors shaping compliance over time, the research aims to generate fresh insights into what drives improvements and what challenges remain persistent. Please note that this session will not be livestreamed.

Organised by Shahi Exports, MAS Holdings and the Fashion Producer Collective. This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD. As the industry shifts from compliance to due diligence, manufacturers face a unique opportunity to take ownership of the process rather than defaulting to reactive approaches. To drive impact, suppliers must rethink their roles: agreeing on collective outcomes while empowering manufacturers to define the "how" based on their operating context. This session facilitates a candid, constructive dialogue between manufacturers and brands, exploring how shared governance and collaborative models between buyers and suppliers, and amidst suppliers themselves, drive equitable HREDD frameworks. Please note that this session will not be livestreamed.

Interpretation is available in Chinese. Estimates suggest that in some countries, up to 90% of the workforce in the sector operates informally - within small, unregistered factories, at home, or collecting and sorting waste for recycling. Despite their contributions to global production and recycling systems, these workers often remain invisible in companies’ due diligence efforts. This session will focus on due diligence in informal work settings beyond the factory floor, with particular attention to homeworkers and waste pickers. Panellists will discuss strategies for identifying informal workers and tailoring their due diligence to the varying likelihood and severity of adverse impacts compared to formal settings. The panellists will also share insights from their engagement with informal workers, as well as examples of national laws and frameworks aimed at improving protections and working conditions of informal workers.

Organised by the Open Supply Hub, Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union and Stand Up Movement Sri Lanka. This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD. Drawing on Open Supply Hub’s report 'Beyond Transparency: Building Safe, Accessible Digital Tools for Supply Chain Accountability', this session will highlight perspectives from grassroots trade unions and worker organisations in the Global South on the use of digital tools for supply chain accountability. The discussion will explore how these tools can be designed to prevent or mitigate risks that workers and their communities face when engaging with them. It will also examine how digital platforms can generate meaningful metrics to assess the impact of human rights and environmental due diligence legislation, ensuring that corporate accountability efforts translate into tangible improvements for workers on the ground. Please note that this session will not be livestreamed.

In this interactive workshop, participants will explore how gender-responsive, risk-based due diligence can be applied to a series of example scenarios. Working in facilitated break-out groups, participants will discuss 2–3 scenarios, answer guided questions and share their experiences. The workshop seeks to deepen understanding of how to implement gender-responsive due diligence in day-to-day operations, in different contexts, and allow participants to reflect on lessons from their own experience. During the workshop, we encourage participants to actively use the Background Note on Gender-responsive due diligence in global supply chains to inform discussions and check the scenarios document Please note that this session will not be livestreamed.

In this interactive workshop, participants will exchange perspectives on how governments can incentivise businesses to implement RBC standards. The session will explore examples of incentives used to date in the garment sector, the benefits and challenges to using incentives to promote RBC, and what has been broadly effective. It intends to provide practical advice for governments on how they can better leverage incentives across industries that work for people, planet, and society. Please note that this session will not be livestreamed, however it is possible to join on zoom. Registration required. Contact sarah.reso@oecd.org to express interest in attending this session in person (seating is limited).