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Guus Houttuin

European External Action Service (EEAS)

Senior Adviser Trade Issues at EEAS and Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group

Description

Guus Houttuin is Senior Trade Advisor to the European External Action Service and chairs the OECD Multi-stakeholder Steering Group on "responsible minerals". He focuses on due diligence in the supply chain and responsible business conduct from a Brussels’ and global perspective and also monitors countries' performance on human and labour rights and environment under the EU's General Scheme of Preferences. As Ambassador for the Council of the EU he contributed to the establishment of the Human Rights Council. Previously he was Legal Adviser to the Council of the European Union, i.a. during the negotiations on the Kyoto and Cartagena protocols.

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11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Session 8: Strengthening the coherence of due diligence infrastructure

Industry programme oversight, Alignment Assessments, EU regulation and and LME roll-out This session will examine systems and mechanisms underpinning the global...

DEKSOR / BGR - German Competent Authority - EU Due Diligence Obligations in Mineral Supply Chains

Michele Brulhart

The Copper Mark

Executive Director

Carmine Di Noia

Director of the Directorate for Enterprise and Financial Affairs

London Metal Exchange (LME)

Responsible Sourcing Manager

European External Action Service (EEAS)

Senior Adviser Trade Issues at EEAS and Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group

Juliane Kippenberg

Human Rights Watch

Associate Director for Child Rights

12:50 pm - 1:15 pm

Closing Session: Retrospective on a decade-plus of responsible mineral supply chains

A conversation between Tyler Gillard, Head of Due Diligence at the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct, and Guus Houttuin, Senior Adviser Trade Issues,...

Head of Due Diligence

European External Action Service (EEAS)

Senior Adviser Trade Issues at EEAS and Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group

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