Seminar
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The CSDDD is closely aligned with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, that entered into force in January, and is in line with a legislative trend on national level in Europe reflected in the French Duty of Vigilance Law (2017), the Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Law (2019), the Norwegian Transparency Law (2021), the Swiss Due Diligence in Obligations Law (2021) and the German Supply Chain Act that has been in force since January.
Establishing a corporate due diligence duty, that comprehensively includes “identifying, bringing to an end, preventing, mitigating and accounting for negative human rights and environmental impacts in the company’s own operations, their subsidiaries and their value chains,” the CSDDD holds immense implications for companies as well as for legislators and governments.
The CSDDD has direct impact on Thai companies exporting to the EU and/or supplying EU firms with parts, components or materials, and the question arises if Thailand is positioned to embrace and implement the directive effectively.
Against this backdrop, the seminar will introduce the core provisions of the CSDDD and explore concerns and challenges arising from the directive’s implementation, such compliance costs, potential competitiveness imbalances, and the need for harmonization between EU and Thai sustainability frameworks. Involving a wider perspective of relations between the EU and Thailand, the seminar will also discuss how the CSDDD aligns with the EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Pact, signed in December, and the relaunch of negotiations on the EU-Thailand free trade agreement.
The seminar will be conducted in English.
To reserve your seat at the seminar, please email to events@cpg-online.de and provide your full name, job position, and organisation's name.
Program
13:30-14:00 Registration
14:00-14:10 Welcoming Words
14:10-15:40 Input statements and panel discussion: Is Thailand ready for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?
Panellists:
- Petros Sourmelis, Minister Counsellor (Head of Economic and Trade), Delegation of the European Union to Thailand
- Kelvin Sergeant, Job Creation and Enterprise Development Specialist, Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization
- Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
- Representative from Thai Private Sector or Government Agency
Moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jaruprapa Rakpong, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
15:40-16:15 Open Forum; Q&A
16:15 Concluding Remarks
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