IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.7, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
How green was my valley: climate justice and dealing with the application of principles of responsible business conduct to prevent and deal with environmental degradation by corporates on their communities
Thursday 12 October (0930 - 1230)
Room C4.7, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Business Human Rights Committee
(Lead)
Description
Climate change is an urgent global priority. Increasingly, attention is turning to a related imperative: ensuring that the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities are recognised and addressed. The call for corporate action has amplified. This panel will examine recent developments and trends ranging from regulatory measures, litigation and other accountability efforts, as well as the application of existing frameworks for corporate responsibility. Climate justice provides a topical demonstration of the interconnection between environmental and human rights impacts that can flow from business operations, and the importance of holistic approaches to address them.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Lillian Rae Lindsay | Clifford Chance LLP, London, England; Vice Chair, Business Human Rights Committee |
| Kevin O'Callaghan | Fasken, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Vice Chair, Business Human Rights Committee |
Speakers
| Sarah Barker | |
| Roberto Eugenio T Cadiz | Commission on Human Rights, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Professor David Estrin | Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Council Member, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) |
| Hasminah Dimaporo Paudac | Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Quezon City, Philippines |
| David Ritter | Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Naderev Yeb Madla Sano | Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Quezon City, Philippines |