Business, Human Rights and Environment - Webinar

Event Details

The Business for Human Rights and the Environment webinar will provide attendees with knowledge and tools to improve human rights and environmental compliance and ensure that businesses are aligned with global compliance standards. Participants will be equipped with an in-depth understanding of the importance of applying human rights and environmental concerns into business operations, and learn best practices and tools to implement these concepts in order to integrate sustainable practices into the supply chains. This course will help attendees understand how business can develop a more resilient portfolio and manage risks related to HRE non-compliance not just from a theoretical standpoint, but a practical approach.

Agenda

December 16, 2022

Main Schedule

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Introduction to the Business Case for Human Rights and Environmental Considerations

Savita Saravanan (Project Coordinator at BCSD Malaysia)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Business & Human Rights and Human Rights Due Diligence

Dr Radu Mares (Acting Research Director, Associate Professor, Head of Economic Globalisation and Human Rights Thematic Area at Raoul Wallenburg Institute (RWI))

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Coffee Break

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

Prevention and Elimination of Forced Labour

Anisha Rajapakse (International Consultant - Business & Human Rights)

5:10 PM - 5:40 PM

Interactive Exercise

5:40 PM - 6:10 PM

Transitioning into Sustainable Business

Roberto Benetello (Executive Director of BCSD Malaysia)

Speakers

Roberto Benetello

Executive Director of BCSD Malaysia

Dr Radu Mares

Acting Research Director, Associate Professor, Head of Economic Globalisation and Human Rights Thematic Area at Raoul Wallenburg Institute (RWI)

Anisha Rajapakse

International Consultant - Business & Human Rights

Savita Saravanan

Project Coordinator at BCSD Malaysia

Roberto is the Executive Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, a Global Network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Roberto strives is to assist businesses accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by offering tools, methodologies and training to support the embedment of sustainability into corporate
strategy and operations.

With over twenty years’ experience, Roberto’s career includes several senior general management positions with both fortune-500 companies and start-ups, in countries such as Italy, UK, Spain. His main skills include international relations and business facilitation, strategic business planning, general management, marketing and business development.

Roberto holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and an MA in Marketing from Lincoln University, UK. Roberto is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Malaya, Asia Europe Institute Malaysia working on a research project on business sustainability.

Savita is a Master’s graduate in the field of International Relations from the University of Nottingham and she received her Bachelor’s in Communications from Taylor’s University, Malaysia. She has worked as a research assistant at the University of Nottingham on a project entitled ‘Enhancement of Manufacturing and Oil Palm Third-Party Audits Compliance and Due Diligence with Certification Bodies and Industry Players in Malaysia.’ Combining her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Savita uses videos, narratives, and essays to create awareness about human rights issues such as migration &
forced labour, refugee protection, and HIV/AIDS. She also works with lawmakers, civil society organisations, and human rights activists to lobby for policy changes.