Leonie
Baumgarten
Leonie Baumgarten
Student
Migration Hub Heidelberg
Biography
Leonie Baumgarten-Egemole is an anti-racism activist, law graduate and community organiser. She coordinates projects at Migration Hub Heidelberg, where she works on the Antiracism Network Heidelberg, Decolonize Heidelberg and Afro-Festival projects.
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Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Business responsibility and human rights due diligence
- Shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
The actions of private companies and corporations have a far-reaching impact on the lives of people around the world, including their social and environmental rights. Focusing on corporate social responsibility, this panel will examine the initiatives of businesses in tackling climate change. It will explore how businesses can increase their transparency and empower consumers to make environmentally conscious and socially responsible choices.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Gunther Beger
UNIDO Managing Director, SDGs Innovation and Economic Transformation
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Mr. Gunther Beger isthe Managing Director of the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation at UNIDO.
Until March 2022, he served as Executive Director for Germany at the World Bank Group. From 2013-2021, Mr. Beger served as Director General in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. From 1991-2013, he held several leadership positions in the Germa
Organisation
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
EU/International organisation
Country
Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Business responsibility and human rights due diligence
- Shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
The actions of private companies and corporations have a far-reaching impact on the lives of people around the world, including their social and environmental rights. Focusing on corporate social responsibility, this panel will examine the initiatives of businesses in tackling climate change. It will explore how businesses can increase their transparency and empower consumers to make environmentally conscious and socially responsible choices.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Adam Bodnar
Minister of Justice, Prosecutor General
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland
Biography
Adam Bodnar is a Polish lawyer, educator, human rights activist and politician. He is the Minister of Justice in Poland. He was also a senator in the country's Senate. He was previously a Polish Ombudsman.
Country
Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Business responsibility and human rights due diligence
- Shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
The actions of private companies and corporations have a far-reaching impact on the lives of people around the world, including their social and environmental rights. Focusing on corporate social responsibility, this panel will examine the initiatives of businesses in tackling climate change. It will explore how businesses can increase their transparency and empower consumers to make environmentally conscious and socially responsible choices.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau