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Lunchtime talk with Corporate Justice Coalition (Friends of the Earth)

Join Mark Dearn from Corporate Justice Coalition UK as he explains their campaign for a new corporate accountability law

Corporate Justice Coalition UK is coordinating a campaign for a new UK corporate accountability law.

In 2019, more than 20 UK NGOs and trade unions endorsed this call, launched in the aftermath of a landmark Supreme Court ruling confirming a UK company’s ‘duty of care’ for human rights violations in Zambia.

The new law would establish – for the first time – a duty for UK corporations to prevent human rights and environmental harms in global supply chains, and make ‘human rights and environmental due diligence’ mandatory.

It would represent a step change in the relationship between the state, corporations and society, and open up access to justice for people and communities around the world suffering from human rights abuses and environmental destruction in business and public sector supply chains.

About Mark:  Mark Dearn is the director of the Corporate Justice Coalition (CJC UK), formerly known as the CORE Coalition.

CJC UK is the UK civil society network that has worked to improve corporate accountability in the UK for more than 20 years, campaigning alongside Friends of the Earth, among many other civil society partners.

Mark is a former journalist and advisor in parliament, with nearly a decade’s experience campaigning in the NGO sector on issues including trade and sustainable development.

About lunchtime talks

This is part of a series of 60 minute webinars and discussions for Friends of the Earth staff, local group members and Climate Action Group activists. These talks are designed to stimulate thinking and increase awareness of different approaches to campaigning and the issues other campaigns are tackling.

They might not always be directly related to our core campaigns at Friends of the Earth. They might not even be at lunchtime! But they will give us food for thought more broadly about challenges and opportunities facing the environmental movement.

During this webinar we will use:

  • Zoom
  • Powerpoint

Please let us know via the booking form if you have any accessibility requirements and if booking the session is difficult for you get in touch with us on community@foe.co.uk for help.

Register your (free) place via Eventbrite

 

Event Details

Location Online
Start Wednesday 13 Oct 2021 1:00pm
Finish Wednesday 13 Oct 2021 2:00pm
Organised by Friends of the Earth
Booking https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-talk-with-corporate-justice-coalition-registration-160813432305


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