Welcome to the seminar «Responsible business and armed conflict – what does enhanced due diligence entail?»
Programme 24th April
11.30 – 11.35 Welcome and introduction
Kristel Tonstad, National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (NCP)
11.35 – 11.50 Opening remarks
Andreas M. Kravik, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Session 1 – Norms: Human rights and humanitarian law
11.50 – 12.05 Business and armed conflict – human rights impacts and responsibilities
Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
12.05 – 12.20 Business, armed conflict and international humanitarian law
Mark Taylor, Nansen-program for Ukraine in Norad and author of «War Economies and International Law»
12.20 – 13.05 What does due diligence in conflict-affected areas entail?
Moderator: Liv Tørres, member of Norwegian NCP
- Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Mark Taylor, Nansen-program for Ukraine
13.05 – 13.20 Break
Session 2 – Good practice and the way forward
13.20 – 13.30 Guidance on heightened due diligence in conflict-affected contexts
Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
13.30 – 14.25 Heightened due diligence – challenges and good practices
Moderator: Frode Elgesem, Chair of Norwegian NCP
- Siniša Milatović, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP, and co-author of guide on due diligence in conflict
- Cira Holm, Chief Compliance Officer, Yara
- Tulia Machado-Helland, Head of Human Rights and Senior Sustainability Analyst, Storebrand
- Ingrid Håvik, Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Strawberry
- Aron Halfen, Head of Policy, Forum for Utvikling og Miljø (ForUM)
14.25 – 14.30 Summary / closing remarks
Frode Elgesem, Norwegian NCP