Welcome and introduction
Opening by the German Federal Foreign Office and the German National Committee for UNICEF
Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance
Together strong for every child – UNICEF’s view on corporate sustainability due diligence
Christian Schneider, Executive Director German National Committee for UNICEF
Michael Windfuhr, Deputy Director, German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR)
Anosha Wahidi, Head of Division – Sustainable Transformation of Global Supply Chains, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Chris Kip, Child Rights and Business Specialist, Programme Group Leadership Team, UNICEF Headquarters
Deepdive 1: Child Labour
Preventive action: implementing holistic child rights-based approaches against child labour
Juliane Kippenberg, Associate Director of the Children’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch
System strengthening and local approaches to fighting child labour: UNICEF’s Country Office’s work and perspective from Cote d’Ivoire
Emanuele Biraghi, Chief of Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation at UNICEF Country Office Côte d’Ivoire
Preventing child labour in the supply chain: The practical example of living wages
Julia Kirschner, Senior Social Impact Manager, ARMEDANGELS
Multi-stakeholder approaches to preventing and tackling child labour
Fanny Frémont, Executive Director, Responsible Mica Initiative
Meaningfully tackling child labour and fulfilling mandatory human rights due diligence obligations: how are these related and what should be considered when putting them into practice? What is the role of the international community in supporting companies?
Deepdive 2: Children’s rights and their realisation in business practice
A comprehensive child rights-based approach to corporate sustainability due diligence: practical examples and guidance for companies
Marisol Ferreira Lopes, Junior Advisory Board of the German National Committee for UNICEF
Gloria Dargatz, Junior Advisory Board of the German National Committee for UNICEF
Understanding and Implementation of Child Rights Measures in Corporate Practice – Identified successes and challenges
Dr. Berit Knaak, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights
Ensuring access to effective legal protection: grievance mechanisms and children’s rights
Oliver Winter, Senior Regional Compliance Manager China, Head of CoC Human Rights Management, BMW Group
Reporting & effectiveness monitoring: integrating children’s rights into corporate reporting and process standards
Dave Reubzaet, Director Global Advisory, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Conclusion & Outlook
Laura Curtze, Independent Consultant on Business and Human Rights