OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector

A Novel Approach to Creating Safe & Equitable Spaces for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement

Feb 10, 2025 | 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

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Organised by: United Nations Foundation, Women Win, Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains The session will feature a model of safe spaces for multi-sectoral dialogue developed by an innovative pooled corporate fund called the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains. The Fund provides flexible funding to women-led organizations that work in and around global supply chain and focuses on women’s health, safety and economic resilience. It's learning hub structure convenes all Fund partners in a learning journey to understand the social contexts and challenges in value chain communities, through safe spaces, trust building, and non-transactional, real-time dialogue that enhances traditional "two way” engagement “conducted in good faith”. This session will highlight why this model of multi-sectoral dialogue is crucial for any robust due diligence that is truly assessing human rights risks and adverse impacts in rapidly changing and dynamic contexts. More information and registration

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