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Business and Climate justice What role can business play in tackling the adverse human rights impacts of climate change?

Thanks to a multi–stakeholder panel: participants will be able to analyze the different links between Human Rights and climate change: related challenges and opportunities: share examples of companies’ best practices in promoting human rights while taking action on climate change. The debate will address how climate change undermines human rights: what is the role of business: and how international organizations can support. 8 years exactly after the adoption in Paris of the UN Declaration on Human Rights and during COP IB: this session promises passionate debates. Round table moderated by Mary ROBINSON, President, MARY ROBINSON FOUNDATION Speakers: – Philip BLOOMER: Executive Director: BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTRE– Severin FISCHER: Head of environment and extra financial accountability: BNP PARIBAS– Marine FRANCK: Climate change officer: UNHCR– Brice LALONDE: Special Advisor on Sustainable development: UN GLOBAL COMPACT– Victoria TAULI–CORPUZ Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples: UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS– Didier TERROLLE: Head of Sanofi’s CSR Excellence Direction: SANOFI Contact:Pierre Monnier+33 6.83.34.13.42

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