BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ddaysoftware.com//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The “ICC-CCIG Series” address major themes related to internati onal trade with a dual purpose: updating Members on issues that are curren tly being discussed at the United Nations\, World Trade Organization and o ther international organizations in Geneva\; and illustrate the way busine sses\, actors of world governance\, civil society and researchers can succ essfully cooperate towards common global goals. \n The International Chamb er of Commerce (ICC) represents 45 million companies in over 100 countries and is the only business organization to have an Observer Status at the U N General Assembly. \n *** \n The second event of the series is dedicated to business and human rights. It is held in connection with the 10 th ann iversary of the unanimous endorsement by the Human Rights Council of the U nited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)\, wh ich is celebrated in June 2021. Programme : \n \n \n \n \n 17:00 \n \n \n Welcome and introduction Vincent Subilia\, Director General\, CCIG Thomas Pletscher\, Secretary-General\, ICC Switzerland \n \n \n \n \n 17:10 \n \ n \n UN Guiding Principles and The Road Ahead Dante Pesce\, Chair of the U N Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporation s and other business enterprises The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: ICC’s renewed commitment for the next decade of implementation Crispin Conroy\, ICC Representative Director\, Geneva\, an d ICC Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva A Shared Space an d Common Threads: Business\, activism and human rights advocacy Isabelle G attiker\, Co-Founder\, General and Programme Director of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) Implementing Human Rights in Corporate Practice - Why and How Dorothée Baumann-Pauly\, Director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights\, Geneva University's Scho ol of Economics and Management Designing a Workable Human Rights Due Dilig ence Program for Business Peter Nestor\, Head of Human Rights\, Novartis \ n \n \n \n \n 18:10 \n \n \n Q&A \n \n \n \n \n 18:30 \n \n \n End of the event \n \n \n \n \n Speakers' biographies The event is free but the regis tration is mandatory. The event will be via Zoom and the link will be sent to participants few hours before the conference. DTEND:20210701T183000 DTSTAMP:20240329T005152Z DTSTART:20210701T170000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The ICC-CCIG Series : Business and Human Rights UID:87882b82-2bcb-432f-b265-80faa39dcd60 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The &ldquo\;ICC-CCIG Series&rdquo\; address major themes related to international trade with a dual purpose: updating Members on issues that are currently being discussed at the United Nation s\, World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Gene va\; and illustrate the way businesses\, actors of world governance\, civi l society and researchers can successfully cooperate towards common global goals.
\nThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) represents 45 million companies in over 100 countries and is the only business organizat ion to have an Observer Status at the UN General Assembly.
\n***
\nThe second event of the series is dedicated to business and human rig
hts. It is held in connection with the 10th anniversary of the
unanimous endorsement by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Gu
iding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)\, which is celebrate
d in June 2021.
Prog
ramme:
\n 17:00 \n | \n\n Welcome and introduction | \n
\n UN Guiding Principles and The Road Ahe
ad | \n|
\n 18:10 \n | \n\n Q&\;A | \n
\n 18:30 \n | \n\n End of the event \n | \n
The event is fre
e but the registration is mandatory. The event will be via Zoom and the li
nk will be sent to participants \;few hours before the conference.