Ctrl + Rights + Comply: Why Tech Should Take a Human Rights Approach to Regulatory Compliance?

Date and Time

September 11-September 12, 2024
9:50 am-6:00 pm CEST

Location

Copenhagen

At BSR, we work with companies to help create a just and sustainable world. With companies now facing a raft of emerging regulatory requirements, especially in tech sector, many are connecting their approach to compliance with their social and environmental commitments. In this session, we will bring speakers from leading tech companies to talk through why they have used human rights to guide their approach to emerging regulation, and the benefits this brings. We will explain the new regulatory requirements affecting the tech sector (e.g. the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act and the CSDDD) and discuss steps companies can start taking.

Scheduled Speakers

• Aneth Lwakatare-Thumm, Human Rights Specialist, Corporate Sustainability, SAP
• Richard Wingfield, Director, Technology Sectors, BSR
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Richard Wingfield
Director, Technology Sectors, BSR
London
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Richard works with tech companies—particularly those based in or with operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa—to build human rights considerations and practices into their products, services, and policies. He brings a strong understanding of international human rights law and standards and how to translate the corporate responsibility to respect human rights into practice for companies of different sizes and sectors. ​
​Prior to joining BSR, Richard led the legal and policy team at Global Partners Digital, an international human rights organization focused on the impacts of digital technologies on human rights. He is also a trustee of the Kaleidoscope Trust, a UK-based charity that campaigns for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people in countries where they are discriminated.
Richard holds a LLB in Law and European Law from the University of Nottingham and is a qualified lawyer in England and Wales.
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Recent Insights From Richard Wingfield
• Regulating AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
• The EU AI Act: 11 Recommendations for Business / May 21, 2024 / Blog
• The EU AI Act: What It Means for Your Business / April 25, 2024 / Blog
• A Business Guide to Responsible and Sustainable AI / March 27, 2024 / Insights+
• Why 2024 Could Be a Pivotal Year for Sustainability in the UK / March 26, 2024 / Blog
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• Jonathan Morris, Associate Director, Technology Sectors, BSR
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Jonathan Morris
Associate Director, Technology Sectors, BSR
Paris
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Jonathan leads BSR’s work in the EMEA region with companies in the Industrials and Utilities and Information and Communications Technology industries. Jonathan also leads BSR’s global sustainability reporting team as part of the Sustainability Management practice.
His experience in sustainability includes strategy development, reporting execution, and stakeholder engagement for these industries, as well as a focus on transparency and traceability in the supply chain via advanced technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Prior to joining BSR, Jonathan was a packaging developer with Coty US LLC, the world’s largest fragrance manufacturer. Jonathan designed and executed technical packaging specifications for perfume and cosmetics launches, coordinating the needs of internal marketing and sales teams with external material suppliers and manufacturers. This positions Jonathan as BSR’s sustainable packaging contact.
Jonathan holds an M.S. in Sustainable Development from HEC Paris School of Management and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Syracuse University. He speaks English and French.
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Recent Insights From Jonathan Morris
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Jonathan Morris / November 9, 2022 / Blog
• Sustainable from the Start: Embedding ESG into High-Growth Business Strategy / August 30, 2021 / Blog
• Blockchain through the Whole Supply Chain: Traceability Builds Business Resilience / June 17, 2020 / Blog
• Five-Step Approach to Stakeholder Engagement / April 29, 2019 / Reports
• The 5 Stages of Materiality Grief / February 12, 2018 / Blog
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• Renata Greenberg, Director, Transformation, BSR
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Renata Greenberg
Director, Transformation, BSR
Copenhagen
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Renata leads BSR’s Nordic practice, working with a diverse range of sectors and sustainability topics.
She helps companies transition towards more ambitious goals and practices in adapting to the continuously more and more demanding regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations to create a Just and Sustainable World.
Renata brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and sustainability in global value chains. Prior to joining BSR, Renata worked in A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Coloplast, Danske Bank, and The Conference Board, helping companies improve their sustainability practices, strategic impact, ESG reporting, and human rights policies and practices. She has served on various boards, including Maersk, IKEA Industry, Organic Basics, and the Danish Initiative for Ethical Trade. She was a long-term member of the UN Global Compact Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability and participated in the shaping of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Renata is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society. She holds a professional degree in global shipping and logistics; a BSc in Philosophy and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen; a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Organisational Leadership from SAID Business School, University of Oxford; and a Diploma from the Executive Board Programme from INSEAD. She speaks English, Danish, Russian, and some French.
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Recent Insights From Renata Greenberg
• Demystifying Social KPIs under CSRD: Six Recommendations for Business / March 6, 2024 / Blog
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Renata Greenberg (née Frolova-Hammer) / February 23, 2023 / Blog
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