ESG (environmental, social, and governance) risk based assessments and guiding principles for business conduct (including finance) has become quite wildely popular as a fetish around which people or institutions with the need to manifest their status as "hip" and "timely" can appear to develop systems for curating the business of business around a (widely varying) set of objectives. These objectives, in turn, tend to serve as the "wish list" of ideologically motivated political agendas that are meant to (1) strengthen the institutional position of the actor; (2) augment their role as purveyors of narrative orthodoxy; and (3) re-frame cor principles of the legality of economic activity without the bother of actually using the formal mechanisms of democracy to further a "liberal" agenda. See here, here, here, and here.
Fair enough I suppose given the times.
To that end the good people at the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (the Working Group) has sought to advance their own peculiar political/ideological agendas masquerading as some sort of global consensus orthodoxy. Also fair enough. That requires a theatre of engagement, the mechanics of which have long been refined by the administrative apparatus of the UN's operations in Geneva. Bravo. The Working Group has invited those able to attend an "open-multi-stakeholder meeting" 3 October 2023 (hybrid)) for the purpose of receiving input on its annual theme: "Investors, ESG and Human Rights.”
Everyone can play, of course. Those willing to enter the echo chamber can be admitted the inner sanctums of solidarity and credibility. Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem . . . Et in unum Dominum. . . .
The invitation follows.
The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (the Working Group) has the honour to invite all interested stakeholders to an open multi-stakeholder meeting during its 36thsession from 2 to 6 October 2023 at Palais des Nations in Geneva on
Thursday 5 October 2023 from 16:15 to 18:00 CET, room XXI
with interpretation in six languages
The meeting will provide an opportunity for the Working Group to update various stakeholders on its recent and ongoing activities, including the preparations for the Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights (to take place from 27 to 29 November 2023) as well as on future reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. In this regard, the Working Group would like to seek the inputs of various stakeholders on its forthcoming report to the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, on “Investors, ESG and Human Rights”. The Working Group would welcome hearing from various stakeholders their views on elements and focus areas that it should consider for inclusion in this report.
Participants wishing to attend in person or remotely must register in Indico. All registered participants will receive the Webex link in due course and will also be able to access room XXI.
Please find here a background note on the report and guiding questions for the consultation devoted to the report. Link to the dedicated webpage in English, Spanish and French: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2023/investors-esg-and-human-rights
For general queries: hrc-wg-business@un.org; for logistics and registration queries: ohchr-registrationwgbusiness@un.org.
Madame, Monsieur
Le Groupe de travail sur la question des droits de l'homme et des sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises (le Groupe de travail) a l'honneur d'inviter toutes les parties prenantes intéressées à uneréunion multipartite ouverte lors de sa 36e session, du 2 au 6 octobre 2023, au Palais des Nations à Genève, le
le jeudi 5 octobre 2023 de 16:15 à 18:00 CET, salle XXI
avec interprétation en six langues
La réunion sera l'occasion pour le Groupe de travail d'informer les différentes parties prenantes de ses activités récentes et en cours, y compris les préparatifs du Forum annuel sur les entreprises et les droits de l'homme (qui aura lieu du 27 au 29 novembre 2023), ainsi que des futurs rapports au Conseil des droits de l'homme et à l'Assemblée générale. À cet égard, le groupe de travail souhaiterait solliciter les contributions de diverses parties prenantes sur son prochain rapport à la 56e session du Conseil des droits de l'homme, intitulé "Investisseurs, ESG et droits de l'homme". Le groupe de travail souhaiterait connaître l'avis des différentes parties prenantes sur les éléments et les domaines d'intérêt qu'il devrait envisager d'inclure dans ce rapport.
Les participants qui souhaitent assister en personne ou participer à distance doivent s'inscrire sur Indico. Tous les participants enregistrés vont recevoir le lien au Webex en temps voulu et vont pouvoir accéder à la salle XXI.
Vous trouverez ici une note d'information sur le rapport et des questions directrices pour la consultation consacrée au rapport. Lien vers la page web dédiée en anglais, espagnol et français :https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2023/investors-esg-and-human-rights
Pour les questions d'ordre général : hrc-wg-business@un.org; pour les questions relatives à la logistique et à l'inscription : ohchr-registrationwgbusiness@un.org.
Estimada Señora, Estimado Señor,
El Grupo de Trabajo sobre la cuestión de los derechos humanos y las empresas transnacionales y otras empresas (el Grupo de Trabajo) se complace en invitar a todas las partes interesadas a una reunión pública con múltiples partes interesadas que tendrá lugar durante su 36º periodo de sesiones, del 2 al 6 de octubre de 2023 en el Palacio de las Naciones en Ginebra el
Jueves 5 de octubre de 2023, de las 16:15 a 18:00 CET, sala XXI
con interpretación en seis idiomas
La reunión brindará al Grupo de Trabajo la oportunidad de poner al día a diversas partes interesadas sobre sus actividades recientes y en curso, incluidos los preparativos del Foro Anual sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos (que tendrá lugar del 27 al 29 de noviembre de 2023), así como sobre los futuros informes al Consejo de Derechos Humanos y a la Asamblea General. A este respecto, el Grupo de Trabajo desearía recabar las aportaciones de diversas partes interesadas sobre su próximo informe a la 56 sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos, sobre "Inversores, ESG y derechos humanos”. El Grupo de Trabajo agradecería recibir de las diversas partes interesadas sus opiniones sobre los elementos y las áreas de interés que debería considerar para su inclusión en este informe.
Los participantes que deseen asistir en persona o de manera virtual deben registrarse en Indico. Todos los participantes inscritos en indico recibirán el enlace a la plataforma Webex a debido tiempo y podrán asimismo acceder a la sala XXI.
Rogamos encuentre aquí una nota informativa acerca del informe, así como preguntas para orientar los debates en la consulta. Enlace a la página web dedicada en inglés, español y francés: https://www.ohchr.org/es/calls-for-input/2023/investors-esg-and-human-rights
Para consultas generales: hrc-wg-business@un.org; para consultas sobre logística e inscripción: ohchr-registrationwgbusiness@un.org.
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