OHCHR | 2013 activities of the Working Group

2013 activities of the Working Group

Please note that all future dates are subject to confirmation and changes.

The below list is not exhaustive and includes:

Events organised/convoked by the Working Group
Statements, articles, interviews by the Working Group and Working Group members.
Events organised by others in which Working Group members participated and/or made formal presentations, to disseminate the Guiding Principles.

Date	Activities
3 December 2013	Working Group letter to the Working Party for Responsible Business Conduct, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in response to the request for guidance on specific aspects of the Guiding Principles and their meaning in the context of financial transactions and institutions
2-4 December 2013	2013 Forum on Business and Human Rights, Switzerland
25-29 November 2013	6th WG session, Switzerland
22 November 2013	WG presentation at ESCAP Asia-Pacific Business Forum, Australia
4-6 November 2013	WG presentation at conference on implementation of the UN Framework and GPs on Business and Human Rights in Spain, University of Seville, Spain
1 October 2013	WG press release: "Urgent call to halt Odisha mega-steel project amid serious human rights concerns"
23-24 September 2013	WG presentation, Business and Human Rights Conference, University of West Virginia, United States of America
23 September 2013	WG presentation at 5th workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, United States of America
6 September 2013	WG presentation at 4th workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, Japan
5 September 2013	WG presentation at multi-stakeholder Forum on Business and Human Rights, Japan
2 September 2013	WG presentation at ASEAN Regional workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, Singapore
28-30 August 2013	2013 Latin American and Caribbean Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights, Medellï¿½n, Colombia
8 August 2013	WG presentation at Earth Security Initiative, Canada
10 July 2013	Cumberland Colloquium: Measuring the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights, United Kingdom
8-17 July 2013	WG country visit to Ghana
10 July 2013	WG presentation at 3rd workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, United Kingdom
1 July 2013	OHCHR expert meeting: Human Rights and the financial crisis in focus, Austria
26-27 June 2013	WG presentation at OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct, France
25 June 2013	WG roundtable with Government of Spain
24-28 June 2013	20th Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs, Representatives, Independent Experts and Chairs of Working Groups of the UN Human Rights Council, Austria
17-21 June 2013	5th WG session, Switzerland WG panel discussion on managing human rights risk in the garment sector supply chain
13 June 2013	WG presentation during meeting of Eminent Persons Group, Global Reporting and Assurance Standards Project, Indonesia
13 June 2013	WG presentation at Annual General Meeting of Ethical Trading Initiative, United Kingdom
11-13 June 2013	Tï¿½llberg 2013: Navigating New Risk Landscapes & Opportunities in Global Food Systems, Sweden
11 June 2013	WG article, 2nd issue of The Business and Human Rights Review, Allen & Overy
10-12 June 2013	Alta preparatory conference for the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, Norway
10 June 2013	WG presentation at Allen & Overy Business of Law Seminar: "Business as usual? The commercial impact of Human Rights", United Kingdom
10 June 2013	WG presentation at Business and Human Rights Roundtable, United Kingdom
31 May 2013	WG presentation at Summer School on business and human rights, Singapore
30 May 2013	WG presentation of its reports and interactive dialogue, 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, Switzerland Webcast ï¿½ Part 1 Webcast ï¿½ Part 2 Working Group 2013 report to Human Rights Council (A/HRC/23/32) Working Group report on October 2012 visit to Mongolia (A/HRC/23/32/Add.1) Working Group report on State and business surveys (A/HRC/23/32/Add.2) Non official summary of interactive dialogue
29 May 2013	WG presentation at 2nd workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, Singapore
29 May 2013	Workshop on Integrating Human Rights into Corporate Risk Management, Singapore
28 May 2013	Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Business and Human Rights: Understanding and Implementing the UN Guiding Principles in ASEAN, Singapore
28 May 2013	WG presentation at Danida Development Days, Denmark
27 May 2013	WG presentation at Q&A Discussion Panel, ï¿½Are Human Rights Any of Your Business?ï¿½ hosted by the UN Global Compact Network, Australia
24 May 2013	2013 Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting, Netherlands
22 May 2013	WG Huffington Post Op-ed: ï¿½Shareholders Pressure McDonaldï¿½s to Report Human Rights Impactsï¿½
21 May 2013	WG statement on post-2015 development agenda WG press release: ï¿½Equality or bust for post-2015 global development goalsï¿½
14 May 2013	WG interview with OpenCanada
14 May 2013	WG presentation at International Workshop on Voluntary Principles and the UN Guiding Principles: Government and Business vis-ï¿½-vis Human Rights, Colombia
13 May 2013	WG statement on shareholder resolutions requiring companies to perform human rights due diligence
10 May 2013	WG interview with World Radio Switzerland on Bangladesh: Firms should stay in Bangladesh, 'work through problems'
9 May 2013	WG presentation at 2013 Engaging Business Forum, United States of America
8 May 2013	WG meeting on cumulative impacts, United States of America
8 May 2013	WG press release: ï¿½UN expert body urges international brands to work with Bangladesh to prevent another garment disasterï¿½
1 May 2013	WG presentation at Ryerson University, ï¿½Understanding the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Recent Developments and Experiencesï¿½, Canada
29-30 April 2013	WG international expert workshop on non-judicial grievance mechanisms, Canada
26 April 2013	WG presentation, CSR Speaker Event, Canada
26 April 2013	WG meeting with OECD National Contact Point, Canada
26 April 2013	Dialogue with civil society on business and human rights, University of Ottawa, Canada
23 April 2013	WG meeting on State survey
22 April 2013	WG meeting on corporate survey
22 April ï¿½ 1 May 2013	WG country visit to the United States WG press release: ï¿½US: Despite progress significant challenges to address adverse business impacts on human rightsï¿½ WG Statement at the end of visit to the United States WG Media advisory for US visit WG Civil Society Consultation Video
17 April 2013	WG statement at Business and Human Rights in Myanmar Roundtable, Australia
10 April 2013	WG presentation at 1st workshop of Global Community of Practice on Business and Human Rights, Italy
29 March 2013	WG presentation, Business and Human Rights Seminar at La Trobe Business School, Australia
27 March 2013	WG guest lecture on business and human rights, University of Zurich Law Institute, Switzerland
20 March 2013	WG presentation at the University of Nottingham School of Law, ï¿½The Uniqueness of the UN Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework as a Corporate Governance Regimeï¿½, United Kingdom
13-14 March 2013	WG presentation at the 2013 Annual Plenary Meeting of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, Netherlands
6 March 2013	WG presentation, Speaker Series of the Essex Business and Human Rights Project, United Kingdom
28 February 2013	WG presentation, Business & Human Rights Roundtable at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, United States of America
11-15 February 2013	4th WG session, Switzerland WG open consultation on GA thematic report on addressing the application of the Guiding Principles in the context of business operations that impact on indigenous peoples Report on meetings and outcome of 4th session (A/HRC/WG.12/4/1)
8 February 2013	WG commentary on the European Commissionï¿½s work on sectoral guidance to business based on the UNGPs
1 February 2013	WG presentation at panel on Human Rights in the European Union, Kingï¿½s College London, United Kingdom
23-25 January 2013	WG presentation at the Allerhand Institute: Implementing UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Opportunities, Challenges and National Action Plan, Poland
22 January 2013	WG lecture, CeCIL Guest Lecture at University of Kent Law School, United Kingdom