Human Rights Priorities for Consumer Sectors Companies

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

March 25, 2025
11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT

Location

Webinar

This event is for BSR members only. Members, please log in to register.

As labor rights, responsible supply chains, and new technologies continue to evolve, companies face growing scrutiny from regulators, investors, and consumers. BSR experts will share insights on these emerging human rights trends and discuss how we’re working with member companies to navigate today's rapidly evolving landscape. BSR invites Consumer Sectors member companies to join us for a webinar on key human rights challenges shaping the sector in 2025, and how those challenges can be met.

Scheduled Speakers

• Claudio Formisano, Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, BSR
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Claudio Formisano
Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, BSR
Paris
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Claudio leads BSR’s portfolio on addressing modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced labor. He develops guidance for companies seeking to prevent and mitigate human trafficking and forced labor risks and advances policies to scale impact through BSR’s collaborative initiatives like Tech Against Trafficking, the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and Building Responsibly.
He brings 15 years of experience in managing multidisciplinary programs on criminal justice, human rights, and security in multilateral settings. Prior to joining BSR, he worked at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), establishing and leading the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT). As a senior advisor to the Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), he oversaw country needs assessments in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Claudio holds a MA in Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria and an Executive Certificate from Harvard JFK School of Government in building and leading diverse organizations. He speaks English, French, and Italian.
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Recent Insights From Claudio Formisano
• A Launchpad for Action: Key Tech and Human Trafficking Priorities in 2025 / December 19, 2024 / Blog
• From Commitments to Action: A Business Guide to Address Forced Labor Across Value Chains / December 17, 2024 / Insights+
• Building an Effective Supply Chain Data Ecosystem to Prevent Forced Labor / April 24, 2024 / Blog
• Tech Against Trafficking Summit: Leveraging Technology to Eradicate Forced Labor / December 7, 2023 / Blog
• How Will Chinese Companies Shape the Global EV Market? / November 2, 2023 / Blog
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• Emma Giloth, Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Human Rights, BSR
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Emma Giloth
Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Human Rights, BSR
San Francisco
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Emma Giloth is a social impact and brand strategist working at the intersection of human rights and consumer sectors at BSR. Her expertise lies in food, beverage, and agriculture; consumer marketing; and ethical supply chains.
Prior to BSR, Emma worked in the consumer packaged goods industry, where she led marketing and innovation for a food company that specialized in ethical sourcing of climate-smart ingredients. A social entrepreneur at heart, she co-founded a sustainable natural products brand in Senegal as well as an Africa-focused intercultural communication consultancy. She is dedicated to strengthening employment opportunities for youth and is a business advisor to several African brands. Before working in the private sector, Emma managed programs on human rights, early childhood development, and youth empowerment in West Africa and the Caribbean.
Emma holds a BA in International Relations and Economics from American University and a MBA specialized in Social Enterprise and Sustainability Management from Colorado State University. She speaks French and Wolof.
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Recent Insights From Emma Giloth
• Managing Migrant Labor Human Rights Risks in US Food Value Chains / March 5, 2025 / Blog
• Adequate Wages vs. Living Wages: Implementation Guidance for Companies / October 30, 2024 / Blog
• Twenty Years of Implementing Living Wage / March 21, 2024 / Blog
• Closing the Gender Gap: Addressing Wage Inequality / March 8, 2024 / Blog
• Beyond Audits: Six Ways to Manage Human Rights Risks in Supply Chains / June 9, 2022 / Blog
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• Salah Husseini, Director, Human Rights, BSR
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Salah Husseini
Director, Human Rights, BSR
Paris
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Salah leads BSR’s human rights practice within the Consumer Sectors industry cluster, which includes the following sub-clusters: Food, Beverage, and Agriculture; Commodities Trading; Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality; Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals; and Luxury, Apparel, and Beauty. He supports companies in implementing human rights due diligence programs and human rights strategy and governance development, as well as aligning with regulatory, investor, and other stakeholder expectations around human rights management. Additionally, Salah leads the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality and is a regular contributor to the Human Rights Working Group.
Prior to joining BSR, Salah worked at a major media conglomerate where he ensured compliance with labor law requirements within the company’s manufacturing supply chain. He also worked with a standard-setting organization that developed the first auditable program for labor standards enforcement in manufacturing. Additionally, he practiced as an attorney in New York City, focusing on civil rights issues.
Salah holds a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science, Spanish, and Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan. He speaks Arabic, English, and Spanish.  
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Recent Insights From Salah Husseini
• CSDDD: Using a Risk-Based Approach to Address Human Rights and Environmental Impacts in Supply Chains / February 6, 2025 / Blog
• Embedding Human Rights from Boots to the Boardroom / April 26, 2023 / Blog
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Salah Husseini / May 27, 2021 / Blog
• To Combat Systemic Discrimination, Companies Need to Acknowledge Their Role / February 17, 2021 / Blog
• Building toward Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence / November 17, 2020 / Blog
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