Assessing RBC due diligence implementation: Reflecting a risk-based approach

Feb 16, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Description

Assessing company due diligence efforts is essential to ascertain whether increasing reporting requirements, voluntary commitments and due diligence obligations are effectively implemented in garment and footwear supply chains. The session will explore different options for assessing RBC due diligence. It will consider the opportunities and challenges involved in moving beyond traditional compliance-based checklists towards more risk-based, dynamic approaches. The panellists will discuss assessment efforts by, for example, voluntary initiatives and government agencies and explore whether different sources of information and meaningful indicators of progress are sufficiently considered when assessing RBC due diligence.

Aruna Kashyap

Human Rights Watch

Associate Director, Economic Justice and Rights...

Emily Norton

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Policy and Legal Adviser

Hester Janssens

Fair Wear Foundation

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships Manager

Sarosh Kuruvilla

Cornell University

Andrew J. Nathanson Family Professor in...

Hannah Koep-Andrieu

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Head of Due Diligence

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