The newly introduced BHR Informal Dialogues will offer an open, dynamic platform for inclusive and in-depth discussions on critical issues within the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These sessions are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative space where all participants can directly engage with one another, enabling meaningful dialogue that promotes deeper understanding of key issues.
By encouraging active participation from all participants, the BHR Informal Dialogues
seek to ensure that a broad range of voices contribute to shaping the future of business and human rights practices. This format prioritizes diversity of views and backgrounds, creating a space where different stakeholders can share insights, experiences, and best practices in a flexible and open environment. There will be no interpretation provided.
This informal and interactive space is open to everyone and is designed to spark collaborative thinking, drive solution-oriented discussions, and contribute to advancing the global BHR agenda.
Each Interactive dialogue will be facilitated by one or two people to ensure effective and inclusive dialogue. The facilitators will guide the discussion, assist in maintaining a balanced conversation, and ensure that all voices are heard. This structure will help both facilitators and participants to ensure a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives.
Topics for Discussion: The BHR Informal Dialogues will focus on a range of pressing topics, including:
- Corporate Influence in the Political and Regulatory Sphere: Investigating the role of corporate lobbying and its impact on human rights legislation, regulation and policies.
Guiding questions:- Where are you seeing corporate lobbying/capture? In what trajectory? In what spaces?
- What tactics are being used? Which are most detrimental?
- What are some of the methods to detect corporate lobbying practices, given that these most of the time find place behind closed doors?
- Action! How can we do something about corporate influencing/lobbying?
