Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
The NOVA Centre on NOVA Business, Human Rights and the Environment is organising its First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability organised in partnership with PLMJ, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as NOVA 4 The Globe.
The conference will take place virtually on the 24th and 25th of November 2021.
Program
24th of November
Introductory speeches:
- Dussu Djabula, Research Assistant at the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment and President of HeForShe Lisboa: An intersectional perspective on Climate Change.
- João Pedro Guimarães, Secretary General of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce: The importance of Business, Human Rights and Sustainability for Portuguese Companies.
- Claire Bright, Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Law and Director of the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment: Business, Human Rights and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities.
Panels:
«Business and Children’s Rights»
13:00 to 15:30 (Lisbon Time)
The panel will be in English
«Corporate Due Diligence and the Digital Transformation»
16:00 to 17:30 (Lisbon Time)
The panel will be in English
25th of November
Panels:
«Decent Work and Migrant Workers»
10:00 to 11:30am (Lisbon Time)
The panel will be in English
«Business and Human Rights in Portugal»
14:00 to 15:30 (Lisbon Time)
The panel will be in Portuguese
«Corporate Due Diligence and Capital Markets»
16:00 to 17:30 (Lisbon Time)
The panel will be in English
Concluding speech:
Céline da Graça Pires, Human Rights Manager at BSR and Research Associate at the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment: Concluding Remarks on the First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability.