Deirdre
Malone
Deirdre Malone
Director
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Biography
Deirdre Malone is Director of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. She was previously Global Director with the legal policy team at Twitter. She also served as Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust and Legal Manager of the Public Interest Law Alliance.
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
Robert McCorquodale
UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Biography
Robert McCorquodale is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. He is an Emeritus Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, and a barrister and mediator at Brick Court Chambers. He has worked in law firms in Australia and the United Kingdom.
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
Matteo Mecacci
Director
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Biography
Matteo Mecacci is Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He was previously President of the International Campaign for Tibet. He also headed the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission to Georgia in 2013. He was a Member of the Italian Parliament, Foreign Affairs Committee, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Organisation
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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