OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains – Partner Session on Conflict Sensitivity in ESG Reporting

Attending the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris? Join our Partner Session on 21 May for a deep-dive into sustainability reporting and conflict sensitivity by companies in the minerals sector.

Despite increasing recognition of the heightened human rights risks in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs), companies are struggling to identify, monitor, and track progress on conflict sensitivity in corporate sustainability reporting.

The session will explore the potential adverse impacts companies operating in CAHRAs can have on communities, the importance of conflict prevention in human rights due diligence, how companies in the minerals sector are meeting the increased requirements for transparency in sustainability reporting on CAHRAs, and why gaps remain.

The session will also share practical tools and guidance and demonstrate how conflict-sensitive sustainability reporting can be an effective framework for increasing transparency and enhancing the impact of due diligence requirements under the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the United Nations Guiding Principles, and other initiatives. 

The Partner Session will be an occasion to soft launch the mapping report developed jointly by DCAF, ICRC, and the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre. The report discusses how the Global Reporting Initiative, as a leading ESG reporting standards organization, can strengthen reporting requirements on conflict and security related issues.

Join our Partner Session on Tuesday 21 May at 16:45 (Paris time) “Towards Strengthened Conflict Sensitivity in Sustainability Reporting: Implications for Companies and Impacts on Rights Holders”

Moderator:

• Annie Burdzy, Programme Manager, DCAF-ICRC Partnership

Speakers:

• Dr. Jonathan Kolieb, Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University
• Noora Puro, Senior Manager, Standards, Global Reporting Initiative
• Julie Liang, ESG Director, CMOC Group
• Julie Schindall, Director for Responsible Sourcing and Responsible Investment, Levin Sources
• Dominique Habegger, Vice President, Sustainable Finance Geneva

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