Programme: ISEAL Global Sustainability Symposium

Through a day of expert insights, discussion and networking, the Global Sustainability Symposium provides an opportunity to explore what effective due diligence partnerships can look like, and the roles different actors can play to achieve sustainability goals.

Programme summary

08:00-09:30 Registration and coffee

08:30-09:15 Breakfast sessions

Breakfast session 1: The ISEAL Code

Breakfast session 2: Practicalities of EUDR Implementation

09:30-09:45 Welcome remarks

Karin Kreider, Executive Director, ISEAL

Ambassador Ivo Germann, Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

09:45-10:30 Panel discussion: the game changers

Santiago Gowland, Chief Executive Officer, Rainforest Alliance

Danielle Morley, Chief Executive Officer, Bonsucro

Christian Robin, Executive Director, Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa

Petra Heid, Head of Sustainability, HALBA, Switzerland

Moderated by Patrick Mallet, Director, Innovations, ISEAL

10:30-11:15 Panel discussion: the rule makers

Amanda Soler Guzmán, Advocacy & Engagement Advisor, amfori

Janina Grabs, Associate Professor of Sustainability Research, University of Basel

Alex Kunze, National Contact Point Responsible Business Conduct, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Ximena Serrano, Deputy Director of Quality and Sustainability, ProColombia, Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Colombia

Moderated by Vidya Rangan, Director, Policy and Engagement, ISEAL

11:15-11:45 Coffee and networking

11:45-12:30 Panel discussion: strengthening foundations

Martina Bozzola, Senior Advisor Sustainability and Livelihood, International Trade Centre (UN/WTO)

Peter Feilberg, Executive Director, Preferred by Nature

Andre De Freitas, Executive Director, Solidaridad

Lina Ramon, Chief Information Technology Officer, Forest Stewardship Council International

Moderated by Sheila Senathirajah, Senior Manager, Innovations, ISEAL

12:30-14:00 Lunch and topic tables

Human rights: enhancing access to remedy for human rights violations in the botanicals sector

Due diligence and disclosure: due diligence multilevel reporting

Data: appraising and applying geographic information systems (GIS) in auditing

Risk: joining efforts in a Risk Information Alliance

Stakeholder and community engagement: facilitating rightsholder dialogue in human rights and environmental due diligence

This work is made possible thanks to the ISEAL Innovations Fund, supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

14:00-15:15 Breakout sessions

Breakout 1: Data and deforestation
supported by the Walmart Foundation

Breakout 2: Detecting social risks

Breakout 3: Inclusion and empowerment

15:15-15:45 Coffee and networking

15:45-16:50 Panel discussion: leading the way forward

Rajesh Bhuyan, Director, trustea Sustainable Tea Foundation

Luiza Bruscato, Global Executive Director, Round Table on Responsible Soy Association

Melanie Grant, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council

Jon Jacoby, Chief Executive Officer, GoodWeave International

Fabian Waldmeier, CEO, Fairtrade Max Havelaar

Moderated by Kristin Komives, Director, Programmes, ISEAL

16:50-17:05 Keynote speech

Richard Howitt, Strategic Advisor on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and former Member of European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Responsibility

17:05-17:10 Closing remarks

Karin Kreider, Executive Director, ISEAL

17:10-18:30 Networking reception