UNAA Business and Human Rights Workshops
The UNAA Business and Human Rights Workshops Series seek to increase understanding of human rights and how they relate to business, enhance awareness of critical human rights challenges facing Australian companies in a global market; and foster a corporate culture of respect for human rights.
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Workshop Series - Melbourne Session Times:
(1) Business and Human Rights: Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles
(Thursday 29 March, 9am to1pm)
(2) Corporate Human Rights Policy Development
(Thursday 3 May, 9am to 1pm)
(3) Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessment and integration of human rights impacts
(Thursday 21 June, 9am to 1pm)
(4) Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Tracking and communicating human rights performance
(Thursday 12 July, 9am to 1pm)
(5) Addressing adverse human rights impacts: Managing human rights related complaints, disputes and grievances
(Thursday 16 August, 9am to 1pm)
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Places are strictly limited, please book early to avoid disappointment.
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The Workshops are a unique opportunity to learn:
• How human rights are relevant for business
• How human rights considerations can be integrated into everyday business practice
• What practical tools are available to help you operationalise human rights in your organisation
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The Australian Government supported the unanimous endorsement of the United Nations Guiding Principles in June 2011. The Guiding Principles are a global reference point for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights linked to business. They are relevant to Australian businesses whether doing business at home or abroad.
This is an essential program for corporate responsibility and sustainability managers, investors, risk and compliance managers, and corporate lawyers on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles - the global standard of practice on business and human rights.
The workshops will build capacity to monitor and manage corporate human rights impacts and risks, and provide practical guidance on how to integrate human rights considerations into everyday business practices.
The five workshops invite professionals from diverse backgrounds wanting to learn more about business and human rights and how to apply the UN Guiding Principles in practice.
In particular, the workshops aim to cover:
- the foundations of human rights and their relevance to business;
- awareness of corporate human rights risks, impacts and opportunities;
- knowledge of human rights norms and standards relating to business, including the UN Guiding Principles;
- the business and legal cases for respecting human rights;
- an overview of the benefits of a human rights approach to risk management and corporate responsibility;
- the essentials of corporate human rights policy development and due diligence; and
- an understanding of the challenges of impacting negatively on human rights through business relationships, such as supply chain management.
Facilitated by Vanessa Zimmerman, Former Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights and Principal Human Rights Advisor, Rio Tinto, and supported by AAR, the workshops will feature expert speakers from different sectors to address critical issues and present case studies and industry examples.
For more information please contact UNAA Victoria:
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