24th April 11.30 – 2.30 pm, The House of Literature (Litteraturhuset). Light lunch from 11 am. Hosted by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct.

Programme 24th April

11.30 – 11.35 Welcome and introduction
Kristel Tonstad, National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (NCP)

11.35 – 11.50  Opening remarks
Andreas M. Kravik, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Session 1 – Norms: Human rights and humanitarian law

11.50 12.05  Business and armed conflict – human rights impacts and responsibilities
Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

12.05 12.20  Business, armed conflict and international humanitarian law
Mark Taylor, Nansen-program for Ukraine in Norad and author of “War Economies and International Law”

12.20 – 13.05 What does due diligence in conflict-affected areas entail?
Moderator: Liv Tørres, member of Norwegian NCP

  • Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Mark Taylor, Nansen-program for Ukraine

13.05 13.20  Break

Session 2 – Good practice and the way forward

13.20 – 13.30   Guidance on heightened due diligence in conflict-affected contexts
Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

13.30 – 14.25  Heightened due diligence – challenges and good practices
Moderator: Frode Elgesem, Chair of Norwegian NCP

  • Siniša Milatović, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP, and co-author of guide on due diligence in conflict
  • Cira Holm, Chief Compliance Officer, Yara
  • Tulia Machado-Helland, Head of Human Rights and Senior Sustainability Analyst, Storebrand
  • Ingrid Håvik, Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Strawberry
  • Aron Halfen, Head of Policy, Forum for Utvikling og Miljø (ForUM)

14.25 – 14.30   Summary / closing remarks
Frode Elgesem, Norwegian NCP

For more information about the seminar (in Norwegian) see here: Seminar om ansvarlig næringsliv i krig og konflikt 24. april – Ansvarlig Næringsliv.

Register here: Påmelding Ansvarlig næringsliv i krig og konflikt: hva er skjerpede aktsomhetsvurderinger? – Ansvarlig Næringsliv