Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector

OECD FORUM ON DUE DILIGENCE IN THE GARMENT AND FOOTWEAR SECTOR

 1-5 February 2021

Held in virtual format

FULL AGENDASIDE SESSIONS AGENDA

Watch the Sessions on replay

Speakers

Learn more about our speakers
BK

Benjamin Katz

Policy Analyst

OECD

About

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector 

A common denominator of the discussions at the Forum is the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector (OECD Guidance). The OECD Guidance establishes a common understanding of due diligence in the sector to help companies meet expectations on due diligence laid out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Since its adoption in 2017, the Guidance has become accepted as the landmark framework for due diligence in the sector, supported by 49 governments, aligned with OECD, UN and ILO instruments, and negotiated with business, trade unions and civil society. It provides ambitious but pragmatic guidance to businesses to help prevent and address negative impacts of their activities across global supply chains. 
The OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector 

The Forum will be hosted by the OECD as a virtual event and brings together over 600 representatives from government, business, trade unions and civil society to address emerging risks and to share learnings on implementing labour, human rights, environmental and integrity due diligence in the sector across geographies. 

The topic of building a more resilient and sustainable sector post- and during the current COVID context will be key thread running through the first main day of the Forum, including as the theme of the high-level opening panel. As part of that panel, we will look at the importance of sectoral dialogue in prioritising collaborative action during the crisis, and lessons from that for building a more resilient sector. The second day will open with a discussion on recent mandatory due diligence policy developments with consideration of their role in enhancing and enabling company due diligence practice in the Garment and Footwear sector, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid.

The OECD Garment Forum has set the precedent of pushing the needle by focusing on challenging processes and issues as well as acting as a convenor to help parties address challenges together and pushing for alignment across government jurisdictions and industry initiatives on expectations of business. 
Practical Information   


Forum: 1-5 February 2021, held in virtual format 

The main forum sessions take place on 3-4 February, with side sessions and other events taking place across the week.
After registering your request to attend, you will receive an email confirming your attendance with a participation link to join the event. 

All Forum sessions take place in CET (Paris). 
 
Forum sessions will be recorded and available on replay. 

Forum sessions will take place in English, with the exception of the session on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region that will take place in Spanish only and the session on Weathering uncertainty in global supply chains through responsible business conduct – perspectives from Asia that will take take place in English with simultaneous interpretation in Chinese

Follow us on Twitter @OECD_BizFin and join the conversation at #OECDrbc


Supported by