Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
Date: 24 - 25 November 2021
Time: 24 Nov 13.00 - 17.30 (Lisbon time) | 25 Nov 10.00 - 17.30 (Lisbon time)
Venue: Online
Event Details
The NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment is organising its First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability organised in partnership with PLMJ , the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as NOVA 4 The Globe . Topics discussed will include Business and Children's Rights, Corporate Due Diligence and the Digital Transition, Migrant Workers and Decent Work, Corporate Due Diligence and Capital Markets and Business and Human Rights in Portugal
Introductory speeches
Dussu Djabula, Research Assistant at the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment and President of HeForShe Lisboa:
AAn intersectional perspective on Climate Change.
João Pedro Guimarães, Secretary General of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce: The importance of Business, Human Rights and Sustainability for Portuguese Companies.
Claire Bright, Assistant Professor at Nova School of Law and Director of the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment:
Business, Human Rights and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities.
Conference Panels
24 November 13.00 - 15.30 (Lisbon time)
Business and Children's Rights
The panel will be in English
24 November 16.00 - 17.30 (Lisbon time)
Corporate Due Diligence and the Digital Transformation
The panel will be in English
25 November 10.00 - 11.30 (Lisbon time)
Decent Work and Migrant Workers
The panel will be in English
25 November 14.00 - 15.30 (Lisbon time)
Business and Human Rights in Portugal
The panel will be in Portuguese
25 November 16.00 - 17.30 (Lisbon time)
Corporate Due Diligence and Capital Markets
The panel will be in English
Concluding speech
Céline da Graça Pires, Human Rights Manager at BSR and Research Associate at the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment:
Concluding Remarks on the First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability.
Pricing and Registration
This event is free to attend but pre-registration is required
