U.S. Leadership in Responsible Business: The Launch of the United States Government National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
Georgetown Law Center and the U.S. Department of State hosted the launch of the U.S. Government’s National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct. The event featured discussions around key priorities addressed in the National Action Plan, including strengthening access to remedy and protecting workers’ rights, as well as a broader discussion on government approaches to strengthening business respect for human rights.
Introduction
Elisa Massimino, Executive Director and Professor, Human Rights Institute at Georgetown Law
Keynote Speaker
Jose W. Fernandez, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Department of State
Panel One — Strengthening Access to Remedy: Community-Centered Initiatives in Focus
Stephanie Amoako, Interim Policy Director, Accountability Counsel
Jeffrey Baker, Director, Office of MDB Development Results and Accountability, Treasury
Amy Lehr, Assistant General Counsel for Human Rights and Sustainability Mars
David Sullivan, U.S. National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
Moderator: Jennifer (JJ) Rosenbaum, Executive Director, Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum
Fireside Chat
Kelly Fay Rodriguez, Special Representative for International Labor Affairs, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State
Moderator: Michelle Strucke, Director, Human Rights Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Panel Two — Outcome-Oriented Policies: Labor Rights in Focus
Isabelle Glimcher, Associate, Debevoise and Plimpton, LLC
Porter Glock, Procurement Analyst, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB
Eric Gottwald, Policy Specialist, Trade and Economic Globalization, AFL-CIO
Molly McCoy, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Labor Affairs
Komala Ramachandra, Head of Responsible Sourcing, Human Rights and Gender, the Gap
Moderator: Meg Roggensack, Executive Officer, Business and Human Rights Lawyers’ Association (BHRLA); GULC
Panel Three — Global State of Play: How US Leadership is Informing Emerging Expectations for Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence
Whitney Baird, President, and CEO, USCIB
Irit Tamir, Director, Private Sector Department, Oxfam
Maria Goodman, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS
Emily Holland, Counsel, Simpson Thacher
Moderator: Sarah Altschuller, Director ESG and Global Head BHR, Verizon