Announcing Two Virtual Events to Launch the Working Group’s latest report to the Human Rights Council

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Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises 

Please join two virtual events to launch the Working Group’s latest report to the Human Rights Council -  

Connecting the business and human rights and the anti-corruption agendas 

Following the presentation of its report, the Working Group is convening two discussions on the links between anti-corruption efforts and the business and human rights agenda, with a view to exploring how the recommendations in its report can be implemented by all stakeholders.  Given the deadly cost of corruption as it relates to the pandemic, there is an urgent need for States to take actions to prevent corruption in the private sector in global supply and value chains. Please join the Working Group for an exploration of how the business and human rights agenda and anti-corruption efforts can be reinforcing and connected agendas for policymakers, as well as for business and civil society.

Virtual Launch:  Connecting the dots between the anti-corruption and business and human rights agendas  

Date and time:  Monday 20 July 2020, 4 to 5 p.m. Geneva time (CET)

Connect to the meeting via:  https://washington.zoom.us/j/94575494401

Participants: 

·         Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International 

·         Klaus Moosmayer, Member of the Executive Committee Novartis, Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer, Novartis International AG 

·         John Morrison, Chief Executive, Institute for Human Rights and Business

·         Anita Ramasastry, Chair, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights 

Please also join the Working Group for a discussion about the steps that business can take to implement the report’s recommendations and further explore the synergies between anti-corruption efforts and steps to implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Virtual discussion: Beyond compliance – Drilling down on anti-corruption and human rights due diligence processes

 Date and time:  Thursday 23 July 2020, 4 to 5 p.m. Geneva time (CET)

Connect to the meeting via:  https://washington.zoom.us/j/91871866067

Participants: 

·         Nicole Bigby, Partner and General Counsel – EMEA and Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP  

·         Nicola Bonucci, Managing Director, Investigations & Compliance, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP  

·         Jonathan Drimmer, Partner, Litigation Department, Paul Hastings LLP (Washington, D.C.)

·         Matthias Thorns, Deputy Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers 

·         Anita Ramasastry, Chair, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Moderator

 Press Release: COVID-19 Highlights Deadly Cost of Corruption

Link to Working Group Report

Connecting the business and human rights and anti-corruption agendas

Best regards,