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Date and Time
Wednesday April 2, 2014
8:00 am-9:00 am
Location
Webinar
Topics
#Human Rights, #Information and Communications Technology
The human rights landscape for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector can be daunting. ICT companies face complex and nuanced challenges related to freedom of expression, privacy, and security, and often have millions of users in very different geographic, political, and socioeconomic settings.
The Ranking Digital Rights project is completing a methodology to rank the world’s major ICT companies on their policies and practices related to freedom of expression and privacy. This system will provide guidance to companies on how to improve through concrete, measurable steps. In addition, the annual ranking aims to inform the decisions of investors and consumers, the advocacy strategies of civil society groups, and the priorities of policymakers and legislators around the world.
The project is currently in its stakeholder consultative phase and is seeking input from BSR member companies on its current approach and methodology.
Speakers
- Rebecca MacKinnon, Director, Ranking Digital Rights
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Faris Natour, Former Managing Director, Advisory Services, BSR
Faris leads BSR’s global human rights practice and the Advisory Services team in the Western United States and Canada.
A leading expert on sustainable business and human rights, Faris has advised global companies on human rights due diligence and integration, sustainability strategy, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. In addition, Faris leads BSR’s Human Rights Working Group. Faris joined BSR’s Advisory Services team in 2005 and led BSR’s Research team from 2008 to 2010.
Before joining BSR, Faris was a social research analyst and team leader with Calvert Investments, where he was responsible for ESG analysis, research, and advocacy.
Faris is a lecturer at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches business and human rights. He, is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Human Rights and serves on the Board of Directors of Accountability Counsel.
A German national, Faris holds an M.A. in International Law from George Washington University Law School, and a law degree from the University of Regensburg, Germany.
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Aditi Mohapatra,
Director, Women’s Empowerment, BSR
Aditi works with BSR members across sectors to help them improve and advance their sustainability strategies. She leads BSR’s global portfolio of work on women’s empowerment across consulting, collaboration, and research.
Aditi joined BSR after several years at Calvert Investment Management, a leading sustainable and responsible investment firm. There, she led strategic planning for Calvert’s executive committee, and held various roles within the sustainability research team. Her portfolio included companies in the information and communications technology sector, and she led corporate engagements on the subjects of gender corporate governance and gender equality, including the advancement of the Calvert Women’s Principles.
Aditi holds an M.B.A. in Finance from George Washington University, and a B.S. in International Economics from the University of Florida.
