[CAI Webinar] Promoting Sustainable Trade and Investment Through Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards Go back »
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Time2021-03-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
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Venue:Zoom (Online Meeting)
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Address:Zoom (Online Meeting)
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Fee:Members: CNY 150 |
Non Members: CNY 200
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for China and Mongolia, the Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme would like to invite you to our upcoming joint webinar on ‘Promoting Sustainable Trade and Investment Through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and International Labour Standards (ILS)’ during the afternoon of 25th March 2021.
In December 2020, the European Union (EU) and China reached, in principle, an agreement on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), the first ever stand-alone investment treaty between the two sides. The sustainability dimension of the agreement addresses aspects related to ILS and their implementation as well as promoting CSR engagement by business. In addition, the EU is in the process of autonomously developing a draft legislation on sustainable corporate governance that would include provisions on due diligence across supply chains.
Our distinguished speakers from the EU, the ILO, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and chamber representatives will present an overview of the current situation and their insights on CSR and ILS in relation to the newly-approved CAI sustainability chapter, as well the responsible business conduct across supply chains.
Agenda:
15:00 - 15:15, Opening remarks
- Jörg Wuttke, President of the European Chamber
- Eva Valle Lagares, Minister Counsellor and Head of Trade at the European Delegation to China
- Claire Courteille-Mulder, Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia
15:15-15:35, Brief presentation on responsible business conduct in supply chains and the elements on CSR and labour standards included in CAI
- Eva Valle Lagares, Minister Counsellor and Head of the Trade Section at the European Delegation to China
15:35-15:55, Presentation on the labour dimension of CSR and the Fundamental Principles and rights at Work (FPRW)
- Githa Roelans, Unit Head, MNE and Enterprise Engagement, MULTI, ILO Geneva
15:55-16:20, Panel discussion: ‘How companies can achieve sustainable trade and investment through CSR?’
- Jingjing Chen, Policy Advisor and Country Lead (China) OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
- Sara Marchetta, Partner, Chiomenti Law Firm，States' representative of the European Chamber
16:20-16:30 Q&A
Moderator: Fredy Guayacan, Programme Manager, Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme, ILO
*This webinar is off-the-record and will follow the Chatham House rule.
Terms & Conditions
Events and webinars have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. A confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants who have paid.
- Members can pay via WeChat QR code once registered.
- Non-members will receive an email with the payment code.
- Fapiao will be distributed to participants within 5-10 working days after the webinar.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend the event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
To cancel you can: 1) email Ms. Lexie LI at lli@europeanchamber.com.cn or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Advisory Council Policy
Members of the Advisory Council may receive complimentary admission to Chamber seminars, conferences and factory visits up to two attendees per event. Additional participants will be charged at the member rate.
Advisory Council members will still be charged the standard member rate for participation in training courses and special events, such as gala balls, government appreciation dinners, or admission to corporate social events/tournaments.
For further information please contact Luyang Syvänen at lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn.
Speakers
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Wuttke is President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China – an office he already held from 2007 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2017. Wuttke is a member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. He contributes regularly to the Swiss financial blog https://themarket.ch/. Wuttke has lived in Beijing for more than three decades.
Ms. Eva Valle Lagares
Prior to her current role, she was the Head of the Trade Section at the EU Office for Hong Kong & Macau. She joined the European Commission in 1998 and held various positions in the European Commission working on competition, research and development, while also having served in the cabinets of two EU commissioners. For the last eight years she has worked on trade, focusing on strategy first and then leading the China desk of DG Trade in Brussels responsible of coordinating EU trade and investment relations with China. She is a lawyer by training, specialised in EU law.
Ms. Claire Courteille-Mulder
Ms. Claire Courteille-Mulder is the Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s
Country Office for China and Mongolia since February 2018. Before holding that position, she
headed the ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux countries. Ms Courteille -
Mulder has more than 20 years of experience in international cooperation with a strong focus
on social, employment and industrial relations related issues. She has extensive working
experience in Latin America and expertise on EU employment and social policies. Ms.
Courteille-Mulder holds a Master degree in Development Studies from the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK as well as a post-graduate degree in European
and International Economy from the Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in France.
Ms. Githa Roelans
Githa Roelans is the Head of the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit since 2013. The unit provides policy advice and technical assistance to governments, employers and workers in ILO member States on the application of the ILO Tripartite Declaration concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) and plays a central role in ILO's engagement with enterprises. The MNE Declaration was most recently revised in 2017 through a global tripartite process. The unit leads the ILO’s work on corporate social responsibility/responsible business as a critical component of promoting sustainable enterprises and their contribution to decent work. The unit collaborates with many international organizations, such as the OHCHR, OECD, UN Global Compact, UNDP, UNWomen, , UNCTAD, FAO, EU, WAIPA etc. thus contributing to policy coherence on the labour dimension of responsible business.
Githa Roelans joined the ILO in 2007 where she held positions in the Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and the Bureau for Gender Equality before taking up her current post in the ILO Enterprises department. Previously she worked in the UNIDO Beijing Office (China) and held senior advisory positions in global consultancies in Brussels (Belgium). She is a Belgian national and graduate of the University of Leuven (KULeuven and UCL), where she subsequently held research and management posts.
Ms. Jingjing Chen
Jingjing Chen is Policy Advisor and Country Lead responsible for the engagement with China at the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC), spearheading in-country activities including through the programme Promoting Responsible Supply Chains in Asia, a joint programme between the EU, the ILO and the OECD aiming at promoting international RBC standards and enabling sustainable supply chains in Asia. Prior to this role, her responsibilities at the OECD include providing analysis and advices on OECD strategy for strategic partnerships, which notably, contributes to the successful implementation of the very first OECD-China Joint Programme of Work where RBC was listed on the top of mutual priorities. Jingjing joined the OECD in 2015 with extensive experience with non-profit organizations, think tanks and international inter-governmental organizations. She holds a Master degree in International Public Management from Sciences Po Paris, and a MPhil degree in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge. Fluent in English, French, Mandarin and Cantonese, Jingjing is an open-minded practitioner and she’s happy to stay in dialogue with stakeholders from different backgrounds.
Ms. Sara Marchetta
Sara Marchetta lives and works in Beijing, China since 1997, where she practices the legal professions assisting cross-border investments between Italy and China, and became a partner of Chiomenti Law Firm (an Italian Law Firm) in 2011. She was involved in the assistance for the major Chinese investments into Italy and she regularly advises a number of Italian MNCs in their cross-border investments into China. She is also Board member of few Foreign Invested Enterprises in China.
She got university degrees in Italian Law and Chinese language and literature, and is an alumni of Peking University, Law School, where she attended an advanced learning program in Chinese law.
She has been the National Vice-president of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (2010-2014) and of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (2014-2017) and she is now the Chair of the Legal and Competition Working Group at the European Chamber. She is also the Cochair of the Cross Border Investment Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
Mr. Fredy Guayacan
Fredy Guayacan is an Economist working with the ILO on socially responsible labour practices in global supply chains, he is the manager of the programme Responsible Supply Chains in Asia. Prior to this assignment Fredy was the ILO’s Enterprises Specialist for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and has worked in different advisory and managerial capacities with different UN agencies, governments and private sector in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. His academic background includes a BSc and a MSc in Economics from the University of Gothenburg as well as a MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex.