Events & Media

April 2024

April 16 - BSR Member and Friends Event, "Innovation in Supply Chain Social Impact", Sarah Dadush will speak on the panel, to register click here

April 8 - "Harnessing the Market for Social Change: Investors and Responsible Contracting", Chavi Keeney Nana & Sarah Dadush at the University of Connecticut


March 2024

March 19-22 - 2024 ICCR Member Conference, New York City

March 22 - JARO Institute for Sustainability and Digitalization, online session. Michaela Streibelt and Daniel Schönfelder will discuss sustainable contract design.


February 2024

February 23 - OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, Paris. Round table discussion, "Leveraging due diligence legislation to promote responsible purchasing practices"

February 23 - The importance of Responsible Contracting in the context of HREDD and what it means in the French context and for implementation of the "Loi de vigilance" hosted at Trinity International, Paris office.


January 2024

January 18-19 - International Conference Connecting Responsible Organizations,  Legal Strategies for Sustainability in Global Value Chains, at Tilburg University. [Panel] - The Legal Constitution of Gvcs Through Contracts and Equity Ownership - Michaela Streibelt and Daniel Schönfelder will be presenting.

January 19 - Daniel Schönfelder will be presenting at the Political Science Forum and the European Information Center “brown bag lunch” on Business and human rights

December 2023

December 4-5 - Academic Symposium 2023, organized by World Commerce & Contracting Events, Daniel Schönfelder presented. WATCH HERE (Free registration required)

December 6-8 - Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ABA International Law Section
[Panel] "The Influence of Human Rights in the Private Sphere: New Risks and Responsibilities for Businesses", Sarah Dadush Moderated.
[Panel] Susan Maslow participated on the panel "Due Diligence: Requirements and Recommendations"

December 8 - UN Global Compact Germany, Integrating human rights due diligence into contracts – practical tools and approaches for companies webinar, Daniel Schönfelder and Michaela Streibelt presented.

November 2023

November 22 - [In-person] The Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS) workshop on Responsible Contracting in Global Supply Chains – a tool for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence, in Bonn, Germany.

November 29 - Asia Garment Hub webinar - Integrating Human Rights Due Diligence into Supplier Contracts: A Discussion on Supplier Model Contract Clauses (SMCs) WATCH HERE

October 2023

October 4 - [Panel] Multinational Corporations and Global Value Chains at the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law annual conference: “ESG and Corporate Sustainability: Global Perspectives on Regulatory Reform"

October 3-5 - [Panel session] Holding Companies to Account on Human Rights Due Diligence: Practical Tools for Investors - at the ICCR Fall 2023 Conference

October 11 - [Panel] International Chamber of Commerce, Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (ICC YAAF), Contracting for the Future – Managing Risks of ESG/BHR in Arbitration

October 24 - 38th International Apparel Federation (IAF) World Fashion Convention; RCP Director Sarah Dadush participated on the panel discussion "Legislating Good Behavior"

October 22-24 - 38th International Apparel Federation (IAF) World Fashion Convention; RCP Director Sarah Dadush participated on the panel discussion "Legislating Good Behavior"

October 31 - [Online] Business & Human Rights: Model Contract Clauses for Sustainable Supply Chains, a Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) regional event, hosted by GAIL North America


September 2023
[Panel session] Global expectations in relation to CSDD and implementation challenges at NOVA BHRE 3rd annual Conference - Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: From Law to Practice

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July 2023

July 10-12 - Business and Human Rights Forum for Legal Practitioners - 3rd Edition, Human Rights and International Commercial Contracts, International Association of Lawyers
 
July 7 - Responsible Contracting and Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation; Danish Institute for Human Rights, Wilders Plads 8K, DK-1403 Copenhagen; in-person; The Danish Institute for Human Rights & The Responsible Contracting Project

June 2023

June 29-30 - Annual Conference on Comparative Constitutional Law; Contracting for Human Rights Against the Race to the Bottom: How the Contractual Design of Global Value Chains Can Contribute to Better Human Rights Outcomes, World Comparative Law. Address: Kollegienhaus der FAU, Universitätsstraße 15, 91054 Erlangen, Germany​
 
June 21 - Sustainable Procurement Pledge Global Ambassadors Meeting. RCP Team member Olivia Windham Stewart presented on Responsible Contracting in a New Legislative Environment

June 2 - Lindenpartners x RCP x Twentyfifty, Responsible Contracting in the Age of LkSG & CSDDD
 

May 2023
 
May 17 - WorldCC Foundation, World Sustainable Contracting Day: (Case Study) Responsible Contracting Project
 

March 2023

World Commerce & Contract, One step closer: Shared responsibility contracting for human rights WATCH HERE


February 2023

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector [Plenary Session] - Due diligence costs and responsibilities: Collaborative approaches to buyer supplier relationships WATCH HERE

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector [Side Session] - Contracts and HREDD Legislation by the Responsible Contracting Project WATCH HERE Passcode: b5.a0Y%H

SupplyShift: How Human Rights Due Diligence legislation affects your procurement teams and more WATCH HERE


December 2022

WorldCC Foundation, Academic Symposium 2022,
The development of standard terms and principles to embed ESG in contracts; The impact of ESG on classical theory of risk allocation and transfer: A move to shared responsibility


November 2022

WorldCC Foundation, Modern slavery: What can contracting professionals do about it? WATCH HERE


October 2022

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, HRDD Forum Annual Conference: Human Rights Due Diligence, Price and Remuneration - Practical steps to integrate pricing and remuneration into human rights due diligence

Sustainable Brands 2022 San Diego

Goodwin Procter LLP: Contracting for ESG - Using Contracts to Comply with ESG Obligations and Implement Company Policies


September 2022

NOVA BHRE: The Draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): Opportunities And Challenges; The Enforcement of the Draft CSDDD


July 2022

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Contracting for Human Rights: Aligning Contracts with UNGPs and OECD Guidance for Improved Human Rights Outcomes

Fashion Revolution USA, Fashion Citizenship Series: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Panel WATCH HERE


June 2022

American Sustainable Business Network: Socially Responsible Supply Chain Contracts WATCH HERE

ILR School at Cornell University: What do Sustainable Supply Chains look like? Mandatory Due Diligence in Europe


May 2022

World Commerce & Contracting, World Sustainable Contracting Day: Model contract clauses to protect workers in international supply chains

New York City Bar: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Practices and the Rights of Vulnerable Workers and Communities


April 2022

University of Illinois Chicago, Center for International Law: 20th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo U.S. Court of International Trade Lecture, Contracting for Compliance

B Local Los Angeles: Bringing to life your mission through sustainable supply chain governance


March 2022

American Bar Association: Conscious Consumerism and the Government’s Role in Regulating Companies’ Ethical Promises LISTEN HERE

Legalweek, The Influential Lawyer: How Legal Leaders Are Driving ESG Change


February 2022

[Side Session] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector; Contracting for Human Rights: Aligning Contracts with the UNGPs and OECD Guidance WATCH HERE

University of Connecticut Business and Human Rights Forum: Model Contract Clauses for Human Rights


November 2021

Impact Investing Law Working Group: New Model Contract Clauses to Protect Workers’ Human Rights in Supply Chains


October 2021

Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw Training: Social Enterprise, ESG and Impact Investing: Mandatory Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence


June 2021

Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance, The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights +10: Celebrating a Decade of Catalyzing Innovative Human Rights Enforcement WATCH HERE


April 2021

American Bar Association: Business Law Section Spring Meeting CLE Program


March 2021

NOVA Knowledge Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment: Corporate Due Diligence in Contract and Company Law WATCH HERE

Contracting for Human Rights: Using the ABA Working Group’s Model Contract Clauses 2.0, Sarah Dadush, (transcript of webinar on Corporate Due Diligence in Contract and Company Law organized by the Nova Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment with the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union held on March 25, 2021)


February 2021

British Institute for International and Contemporary Law (BIICL), HRDD Forum: Human Rights Due Diligence in Contracts