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13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Andrés Zaragoza

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Business and Human Rights programme manager

Switzerland

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Andrés joined ISHR in 2020 and lead the work on business and human rights. Previously, Andrés worked at the World Economic Forum and other NGOs, focusing on human rights risks and due diligence measures along global supply chains and in high-risk areas. He also worked at the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers (ICoCA), a multi-stakeholder initiative involving private sector, States and NGOs in raising standards in the private security sector globally. Andrés holds a Master degree on human rights from the University of Essex. His academic background is in law and business administration and management.

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BHR informal dialogues: Just Transition Room XIX

10:00am CET

Fostering responsible business conduct in AI: Learning from stakeholders in diverse geographies to advance rights-respecting AI governance solutions Room XXIV

11:40am CET

Opening plenary Room XX

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Financial Institutions Room XIX

3:00pm CET

A smart mix of measures to leverage the contribution of financial actors to a just transition Room XIX

4:40pm CET

Raising the Bar through Climate Change Litigation Room XIX

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Conflict-Affected Areas Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence? Room XX Snapshot series on groups at risk: Addressing irresponsible disengagement for a just energy transition: empowering communities through a decolonization, decarbonization, and decentralization lens Room XXIV

10:25am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Lessons and good practices on a smart mix of measures in the agricultural sector Room XXIV

10:55am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Policy in Practice: The case for private sector action on reproductive rights at work Room XXIV

11:20am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Lived Realities in Accessing Remedy: A Grassroots Perspective on Remediating Human Rights and Environmental Harms by Industrial Diamond Mines in Africa Room XXIV

11:40am CET

The Inclusive Value Chain: Strengthening Inter-Stakeholder Cooperation for Impactful Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation Room XX

11:50am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Prevention and remedy of human rights abuses in the value chains of “critical” minerals: insights and cross-continental learning from Latin America and Africa Room XXIV

12:15pm CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Advancing human rights due diligence in the financial sector Room XXIV

12:45pm CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Realising a smart mix of measures for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in global supply chains - Dalits, Roma, Haratine, Quilombola and others. Room XXIV

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Professional advisors Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Building effective grievance mechanisms: implementing a mix of solutions across the business ecosystem Room XXIV

3:25pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Embedding effective governance into company structures: Focus on Measurement Room XXIV

3:50pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: People in Scope: Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures Room XXIV

4:20pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Unlocking Success: Crafting Transformational Business Models in a Smart Mix of Measures Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Enforcing effective remedy and a smart mix of measures Room XX

4:45pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Safeguarding Human Rights: A Strategic Approach Through Due Diligence in Renewable Energy Projects Room XXIV

5:10pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: The European Model Clauses and Responsible Contracting in Supply Chains Room XXIV

5:35pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Facing current and forthcoming regulations: A new collaboratively developed HREDD maturity assessment tool for companies Room XXIV

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Responsible Investment Room XIX

10:00am CET

Procurement and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence and the UNGPs: Consultation for the Working Group’s 2025 Report to the Human Rights Council Room XX

10:25am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Access to effective remedy for migrant workers in Northern Europe Room XXIV

10:55am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Combatting child labour in agriculture through multi-stakeholder engagement Room XXIV

11:20am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Nothing without us about us – putting rightsholders’ representation at the heart of Human Rights due diligence in food supply chains Room XXIV

11:40am CET

“Smart Mix” in Action: Progress and Opportunities for Advancing Business and Human Rights in Africa Room XIX

11:50am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Beyond ‘do no harm’ to shared prosperity: using a “smart mix” of measures to ensure a fast and fair energy transition Room XXIV

12:15pm CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Fourth Pillar Initiative – Centering Communities in BHR Room XXIV

12:45pm CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Why is meaningful stakeholder engagement not advancing in Japan? Examining the challenges and solutions Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Smart-Mix Approaches to Business and Human Rights Education Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Litigating Business and Human Rights Room XXIV

4:00pm CET

Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Human Rights Due Diligence at Mega-Sporting Events: from Policies to Practices to Remedy Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Closing plenary Room XX