2019 Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
12-13 June 2019 
Bangkok, Thailand
The Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct brings together stakeholders from business, trade unions, civil society and academia to debate key global social and economic challenges related to responsible business conduct.
The 2019 Forum took place as part of the Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, an integral event of Bangkok Business and Human Rights week. The OECD partnered with the Royal Government of Thailand, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific (UN ESCAP), International Labour Organisation (ILO), and with the participation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights.
Read the joint OECD-EU-ILO news release from the Forum
Delegates affirm the central role of business in driving progress on human rights and inclusive growth in Asia
Read the blog - How can business meet its responsibility to address climate change ?
(complementing the Forum session on Tools to address climate change and human rights impacts)
2019 ASEAN Institutional Investors Forum
14 June 2019 Bangkok, Thailand
The ASEAN Institutional Investors Forum convened experts on responsible investment to discuss best practices and share experiences on how environmental and social factors can be integrated into investment decision making with a focus on the ASEAN region.
In this respect the OECD, the EU and the ILO are working together to promote Responsible Supply Chains in Asia. Working with governments and businesses across China, Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, this initiative promotes RBC with regard to the environment, decent work and human rights in global supply chains. Engagement with the financial sector will be an important part of achieving these objectives as institutional investors can play a crucial role in driving RBC amongst the companies they invest in.
Find out more about responsible business conduct in the financial sector
Co-funded by the European Union
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