IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1
Session information
Effectively engaging with local communities and Indigenous groups: Navigating FPIC, the UNGPs and public reporting
Thursday 19 September (1430 - 1545)
PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Business Human Rights Committee
(Lead)
Corporate Counsel Forum
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)
Description
Meaningful engagement with Indigenous groups and local communities and working toward obtaining FPIC is made more challenging by variations in approach and standards.
This session will:
• Feature legal experts with real-life experiences representing clients who have conducted human rights and environmental due diligence and local community consultations.
• Share lessons on Indigenous consultations in the context of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and other community-based engagement as prescribed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international standards.
• Examine how interpretations of FPIC vary from country to country and region to region.
• Share best practices on gathering and reporting on what is often considered to be subjective data.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Clara Serva | TozziniFreire Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Secretary, Business Human Rights Committee |
Speakers
| Alvaro Rodrigo Castellanos Howell | Consortium Legal, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Member, Poverty and Social Development Committee Advisory Board |
| Edie Hofmeister | Independent Director, Berkeley, California, USA; Co-Chair, Business Human Rights Committee |
| Kevin O'Callaghan | Fasken, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Member, Business Human Rights Committee Advisory Board |
| Rita Albuquerque Zanforlin | The Nature Conservancy, São Paulo, Brazil |