Sessions

Sessions

Result: 8 sessions

Dates

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9:00 am - 10:20 am

Virtual - Forum Sessions

Partner-led session - Bridging the divide: How knowledge sharing and digital...

Partners: GIZ and ILO The pandemic has exposed longstanding weaknesses in the garment sector and shown us that if the recovery is going to be both fair and...

Alexandra Behns

Coordinator Regional Cooperation

Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers' Democratic Union (CCAWDU)

Project Director

Senior Director

Project Manager

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Virtual - Forum Sessions

Opening keynote speeches and plenary – Lessons from COVID-19: dialogue and accountability

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of garment sector value chains with devastating impacts on workers. This opening session will explore the role of social...

Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS)

Acting General Secretary

Khaing Zar Aung

Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM)

Secretary-General

Maria Flachsbarth

Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation and Development

Allan Jorgensen

Head of Responsible Business Conduct Centre

Deputy Secretary General

Marissa Pagnani McGowan

Chief Sustainability Officer

Madelaine Tuininga

Head of Unit, Directorate General of Trade

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Virtual - Parallel sessions

Partner-led session - Scaling responsible purchasing practices through...

Partners: amfori, Better Buying Institute, Fair Wear Foundation, Ethical Trading Initiative, Partnership for Sustainable Textiles A key lesson from the COVID-19 crisis...

International Trade Union Confederation

Economic and Social Policy Advisor

Better Buying Institute

President and Co-Founder

Blutsgeschwister GmbH

TAL Apparel Limited

Stéphanie Luong

Vice President - Public Affairs

ALDI SOUTH Group

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Virtual - Forum Sessions

Monitoring the uptake and impact of due diligence

This session will provide the opportunity to consider challenges and ways forward in monitoring implementation of the due diligence guidance, drawing from the OECD...

Senior Project Manager

Senior Policy Advisor

Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Vice President: Membership & Stakeholder Engagement

GoodWeave International

Director, Apparel Program

Felicitas Weber

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

KnowTheChain Project Director

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Virtual - Parallel sessions

Partner-led session - Getting to Remedy: Negotiating Grievance Mechanisms

Partner: ACT Processes to enable remedy are a core aspect of OECD due diligence guidance. Effective dispute resolution mechanisms are a win-win for workers and...

Khaing Zar Aung

Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM)

Christina Hajagos-Clausen

IndustriALL Global Union

Director, Textile and Garment Industry

Christopher Land-Kazlauskas

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Senior Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining Specialist

Fulya Pınar Özcan

Öz İplik İş Sendikası

International Secretary

Social and Environmental Program Manager

Andrei Vasiliev

Social Impact Manager

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Virtual - Forum Sessions

Decarbonising the garment and footwear sector

OECD and UN Climate Change This session will hear from climate experts and businesses collaborating on a sector-wide roadmap to decarbonisation, exploring its...

Abhishek Bansal

Head of Sustainability

Claire Bergkamp

Textile Exchange

Chief Operating Officer

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA)

Chief Sustainability Officer

Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Vice President: Membership & Stakeholder Engagement

High Level Climate Action Champion, UK

Stephanie Venuti

Environment Lead, Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Eva Von Alvensleben

The Fashion Pact

Executive Director and Secretary General

COP26 Climate Champions

Sector lead for fashion, retail, fast-moving consumer goods and health

Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu

Sectors Engagement Lead

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Virtual - Parallel sessions

Partner-led session - Reshaping the textile sector with focus on...

Partners: World Wide Fund and UN Environment Programme This session will showcase examples of actions already implemented to enhance the textile sector’s...

Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS)

Acting General Secretary

Programme Officer

Global Water Stewardship Lead and Interim Apparel & Textiles Lead

Marijke Schöttmer

Manager Environmental Protection

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

Strategic Programs Manager

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Virtual - Forum Sessions

Upstream due diligence

This session will take stock of emerging and existing digital tools and approaches to increase transparency on upstream risks linked to key garment commodities, such as...

James Barsimantov

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Global Worker Rights Coordinator

Fashion for Good

Innovation Associate

Patricia Jurewicz

Responsible Sourcing Network

Gediminas Mikutis

Chief Technology Officer

Global Commercial Director

Head of Trade Compliance

The Walt Disney Company

Executive Director, Global Public Policy

Filippo Sebastio

Ben Vanpeperstraete

Garment Sector Advisor

Daniel Viederman

Working Capital Innovation Fund

Managing Director