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Find links below to access the available virtual sessions.
*Please note that not all sessions on the agenda are available to virtual participants. Only those sessions where virtual participation is available will be listed below.
Day 1
09:00–11:00
Opening Plenary
11:30–12:50
Realising the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment through Human
Rights Due Diligence : Advancing an Equitable Transition in Africa
Youth Caucus | Youth and BHR: Understanding and Shaping the Agenda in Africa
14:00–15:20
Responsible Business and Toxic Exposure in Africa: Protecting Human Rights Across Agrifood and Industrial Supply Chains
Protecting workers in a rapidly warming world – extreme heat as a salient human rights risk
Turning Policy into Practice: Reflections from Uganda’s Five-year Journey Implementing the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
Workforce Data and Engagement: How Suppliers can Navigate HRDD
Day 2
12:10–13:30
Environmental Crimes: Perspectives and Pathways to Corporate Accountability
Rising Green Investment in Africa: Protecting Policy Space from Investor-State Dispute Settlement to Ensure Environmental Rights
16:10–17:30
Documentary “Toxic Harvest”: Food Sovereignty for Equitable Supply Chains: Workers' Rights, Hazardous Pesticides and Responsible Business Conduct
Passcode: 5Yn7eA
Day 2
09:00–10:20
Powering AI in Africa: Data Centres, Community Rights, and Environmental Accountability
10:40–12:00
A Liveable Planet for Every Child: Ensuring the Rights and Wellbeing of Children in Africa through Responsible Business Conduct in the Energy Transition Agenda
13:00–14:20
Who Pays the Human Cost of the Green Transition? A documentary by award-winning filmmaker Cristina Karrer, followed by a conversation with industry experts on cobalt ASM, child labour and implications for business and development
Community Voices from across the Energy Spectrum: Just Transition, Corporate Accountability, and the Binding Treaty Process – Energy, Extraction, Harm: How Communities Are Building Accountability?
Coastal Futures and Climate Governance in West Africa: Integrating Environmental Due Diligence to Protect Coastal Communities
14:40–17:00
Closing Session