UN Global Compact Peer Learning Breakfast on Human Rights Due Diligence
24 November 2026 | 07:00 - 09:00 | Geneva
Empower
Growth
As the focus of business and human rights shifts from why to how, companies across sectors and regions are looking for practical ways to implement human rights due diligence effectively.
Hosted by a coalition of ten UN Global Compact Country Networks, this interactive breakfast session, held alongside the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, will provide a safe space for peer-to-peer exchange. Participants will share and discuss practical experiences, implementation challenges, lessons learned and emerging solutions.
The session brings together companies from various UN Global Compact Country Networks, creating an opportunity to exchange perspectives across regions and explore what can be learned and applied in different contexts.
Target audience
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Open to participants of the UN Global Compact Networks Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland & Liechtenstein, and the UK
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To foster Peer Exchange, consultants & consultancy firms are excluded
If you are interested in attending, please express your interest by filling out the form. We will be in touch with you shortly. Please note that submitting the form does not guarantee access to the session.
Event details
24 November 2026
07:00 - 09:00
Agenda
Following a short introduction, participants will join thematic discussion tables addressing key Human Rights Due Diligence implementation challenges identified through exchanges with companies in the European Social Sustainability Platform.
This event is organized by the following UN Global Compact Country Networks:
About the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva is the world's largest annual gathering on business and human rights with participants from government, business, community groups and civil society, law firms, investor organizations, UN bodies, national human rights institutions, trade unions, academia and the media. Over three days, participants take part in numerous panel discussions on topics that relate to the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as current business-related human rights issues.
