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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Supply Chain Due Diligence: What are the new requirements and what to expect?
DESCRIPTION:On February 23rd, the European Commission proposed a Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative and is now entering negotiations with co-legislators.\nSmaller companies will increasingly be held to standards similar to large multinationals and public procurement will be allowed to insert criterium to force Human Rights compliance on both European companies and companies with part of their operations in the European Union.\nJoin us for a panel discussion about the new requirements of human rights due diligence and how this impacts companies in Europe and the United States:\n\nWhat are companies on both sides of the Atlantic concerned about?\nHow does it affect a company’s compliance organization?\nWhat kind of due diligence obligations exist?\nWhat kind of disclosure requirements exist?\nWhat are sanctions in cases of non-compliance?\nWhat do companies need to do now?\n\n|AGENDA|\n\nExamples of recent human rights lawsuits and criminal charges against companies: Criminal charges initiated by NGOs against (German) companies\nCriminal law and civil law aspects of human rights violations:\n\nWho is responsible for human rights violations under criminal law?\nWhat are possible claims under civil law?\nWhat is the role of NGOs and trade unions?\nWhat courts are competent in the EU for human rights due diligence violations?\n\n\n Presentation of the proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence adopted on February 23, 2022\nComparative law overview of the legal situation in Germany i.e. Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, France i.e. loi vigilance and the United States i.e. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act incl. the “Rebuttable presumption” provision taking effect on June 21, 2022\n\n \nPanel discussion in English, Q&A in French & English\n \n| SPEAKERS |\n\nPhilippe Portier, Partner, JEANTET, Paris\nDr. Mansur Pour Rafsendjani, Partner, NOERR, Munich\nArthur Bodek, Partner, GDLSK, New York\nMariana Ruiz Alvarado, Senior Social Development Specialist, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK, Luxembourg\n\n \n|TIMING|\n8:30 Check In\n9:00-10:00 Panel discussion\n10:00-10:30 Networking\nJeantet, 11 Rue Galilée, 75116 Paris\n \nRegistration\n \nWhen registering, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the EACC Paris privacy statement.\n\n\nLors de mon inscription, j’accepte que mes données personnelles soient traitées conformément à la déclaration de confidentialité de l’EACC Paris \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.eaccfrance.com/events/human-rights-and-supply-chain-due-diligence-may-13th-at-900-a-m/
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