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OECD Garment Forum

On the 14th of February 2023, Claire Bright participated in a side session on Contracts and Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) Legislation moderated by Sarah Dadush as part of this year’s OECD Garment Forum.

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Lunch Seminar on “Heightened human rights due diligence: should companies operating in Russia stay or leave?”

On the 7th of February, Laura Íñigo Álvarez delivered a talk at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies entitled “Heightened human rights due diligence: should companies operating in Russia stay or leave?”.

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NOVA BHRE Newsletter February 2023

Upcoming events, activities, publications and blog posts.

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Blogging on Business & Human Rights: Towards an EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

On 16 January 2023, the NOVA BHRE hosted an early career workshop co-organised by Leonard Feld on the Draft EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence.

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NOVA BHRE Newsletter January 2023

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🇵🇹 Webinar “Due Diligence na Sustentabilidade – Desafios da Regulação”

On the 12th of December 2022, the NOVA BHRE delivered an awareness-raising training session, in partnership with PLMJ to the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the regulatory developments and challenges on corporate sustainability due diligence. Over 130 participants attended the session.

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Green Summit Portugal

On the 19th of October, The NOVA BHRE participated in the Green Summit Portugal 2022, as Claire Bright, Natália Galvão Veiga Rebelo (Ikea), Rita Rendeiro (Maingreen Capital Partners), and Bruno Ferreira (PLMJ) discussed how to accelerate the green transition through corporate sustainability due diligence and co-operation in relation to sustainable practice and strategy.

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Training programme “Transforming Portuguese Companies in Sustainability Leaders”

On the 18th of October, The NOVA BHRE was delighted to deliver this training session as part of the training programme ‘Transforming Portuguese Companies in Sustainability Leaders” organised in partnership with PLMJ and with the support of the Confederação Empresarial de Portugal as Claire Bright, Inês Crispim, Bruno Ferreira and Céline da Graça Pires discussed the practical implications of the latest legislative developments in France and Germany for Portuguese companies.