Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2023 - Raising the bar: Regulating corporate abuse.

For this year's annual Mary Robinson Speaker Series on Business and Human Rights we explored the most recent paradigm-shift in corporate responsibility and due diligence legislation. An exceptional lineup of speakers reflected on current and future obstacles in human rights and corporate impunity:

Mary Robinson, Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin, Chair of The Elders, and Former High Commissioner for Human Rights and Former President of Ireland.

Kalpona Akter, awarded activist, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity and President of Bangladesh Garment & Industrial Workers Federation.

Geneviève Tuts, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders at the European Commission.

Glen Mpufane, Director of Mining, Diamonds, Gems, Ornament and Jewellery Production at IndustriALL Global Union.

Kathrin Raabe, Senior Manager at the ALDI SOUTH Group.

Renato Bignami, Senior Labour Inspector for the Brazilian Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Betty Yolanda – Director of Regional Programmes at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.