IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Business at the crossroads: upholding human rights through the un ‘protect, respect and remedy’ framework
Tuesday 4 November (1115 - 1230)
Committee(s)
IBA's Human Rights Institute
(Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Description
Fourteen years on from the publication of the United Nations Guiding Principles, the world is still witness to grievous human rights abuses committed by companies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Brazil and beyond. Featuring insights from external legal counsel and in-house human rights experts, this session will discuss practical insights into alignment of business practices with the UNGPs to draw out lessons for what good practice looks like in business and human rights and what still needs to change.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Mark Stephens CBE | Howard Kennedy LLP, London, England; IBAHRI Co-Chair, IBA's Human Rights Institute |
Speakers
| Steven Crown | Steve Crown Associates, Seattle, Washington, USA; Council Member, IBA's Human Rights Institute |
| Lady Helena Kennedy LT KC | International Bar Association, London, England |
| Zach Romano | Fasken , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Moira Thompson Oliver | Slaughter and May, London, England |