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Global and Local Perspectives on Advancing Human Rights Due Diligence
Global and Local Perspectives on Advancing Human Rights Due Diligence
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2024
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Podcast episode
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In this third episode of season four of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)'s Sustainability Podcast Series, Maria Isabel-Cubies, Senior Manager with the CGF chats live at the Global Summit in Tokyo with Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery about global and local perspectives on advancing human rights due diligence.
In the context of global environmental crises and the consumer goods industry, they discuss trends in forced and modern slavery, the measures businesses should be taking to prevent and address human rights risks in their value chains, emerging legislation, consumer awareness, how Asia-Pacific is progressing and opportunities for collaboration amongst all actors with continued inspiration and resilience.
To learn more about human rights due diligence, go online to www.tcgfsocial.com
In the context of global environmental crises and the consumer goods industry, they discuss trends in forced and modern slavery, the measures businesses should be taking to prevent and address human rights risks in their value chains, emerging legislation, consumer awareness, how Asia-Pacific is progressing and opportunities for collaboration amongst all actors with continued inspiration and resilience.
To learn more about human rights due diligence, go online to www.tcgfsocial.com
Released:
Feb 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (13)
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