{"id":55340,"date":"2009-10-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporatejustice.org\/International-conference-Business,529.html"},"modified":"2009-10-29T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T08:00:00","slug":"international-conference-business-and-human-rights-csr-accountability-and-control-of-the-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/55340","title":{"rendered":"International conference: Business and human rights: CSR, accountability and control of the supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.corporatejustice.org\/IMG\/arton529.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" class=\"spip_logos\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='rss_texte'>\n<p class=\"spip\">International conference organised by the campaign \u201cA company for rights: a value for all\u201d in the Italian national parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">The Conference provided a comprehensive overview of the recent debates regarding the consequences of economic globalization with regard to the respect of human rights and the environment through the entire <a name=\"mot65\" href=\"http:\/\/www.corporatejustice.org\/+-supply-chain-+.html\" class=\"cs_glossaire\"><span class=\"gl_mot\">supply chain<\/span><span class=\"gl_js\" title=\"supply chain\"><\/span><span title=\"The supply chain includes the different stages that a product goes through, from its start as raw materials to its end as a finished product in the hands of the consumer. Producers and workers in developing countries are involved in the earlier stages of international supply chains, often producing the raw materials or doing basic assembly work of products that are then further processed or packaged for consumption in the developed world. In last few years protection for workers and small producers has been reduced whilst the rights of companies have increased, resulting in a large and growing number of disparate suppliers competing to sell to fewer, ever more powerful buyers. Increasingly, a few big brands control access to consumers, limiting suppliers to a small number of buyers if they are going to sell their products at all. This situation has led to abuses where risk and cost are passed down the supply chain to those most vulnerable, such as developing country farmers, and women or migrant or temporary workers. Employment becomes precarious, with fewer workers on permanent contracts as buyers have no long term contracts to provide. Often workers are fired for being sick or pregnant.\"><\/span><\/a> of value added production. These debates involved first and foremost the issue of global governance. The speakers in Rome consequently addressed the related institutional devices adopted at the international level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">The structure of the Conference was as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">1.\tThe plenary session in the morning presented the context. Speakers with different institutional perspectives debated about the most advanced tools developed in the UN framework;<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">2.\tThe round table in the afternoon dealt with the role of social and environmental certifications. Participants discussed how to fill the gap of global governance in the absence of a legally recognized global environmental framework;<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">3.\tThe last session returned to the morning debate. Round table discussants drew up conclusions about the possibility of building a legally binding framework on corporate social responsibility that would uphold respect for human rights and the environment throughout supply chains. This proposed legally binding framework could also lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the concept of corporate social responsibilty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"spip\">The link to the programme of the conference is below and Ruth Casal&#8217;s powerpoint presentation is attached.<\/p>\n<dl class='spip_document_492 spip_documents spip_documents_center' >\n<dt><img src='http:\/\/www.corporatejustice.org\/local\/cache-vignettes\/L520xH390\/P1010357-7b8dc.jpg' width='520' height='390' alt='JPG - 655.5 kb' style='height:390px;width:520px;' class='' \/><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International conference organised by the campaign \u201cA company for rights: a value for all\u201d in the Italian national parliament. The Conference provided a comprehensive overview of the recent debates regarding the consequences of economic globalization with regard to the respect of human rights and the environment through the entire supply chain of value added production. 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