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Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy - Second Session

06 October 2022 10:00 - 16:00
Hybrid event, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
TSVCCE-2022-SecondSesssion

The Team of Specialists (ToS) on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy aims at contributing to better and more informed decisions for sustainable production and consumption, through ESG traceability approaches and systems for the exchange of data and information along global value chain, in priority industries for the circular transition.

UNECE, together with its UN/CEFACT, is uniquely placed thanks to over 950 e-business standards, almost 50 trade facilitation recommendations, and a network of 1600 experts to guide stakeholders’ on traceability best practices and to address information exchange needs.

The second session of the Team of Specialists will focus on ESG traceability landscapes in the UNECE region including policies, legislative frameworks and institutional arrangements and on transformative pathways to sustainability: corporate strategies and actions. A special attention will be given to monitoring and reporting on net-zero targets in value chains.

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Questions for discussions

Session on ESG traceability landscapes in the UNECE region: policies, legislative framework and institutional arrangements

  • Which policies, legislative framework, and institutional arrangements were proven to be successful in advancing ESG monitoring and reporting in global value chains of high priority sectors (e.g. agri-food, garment and footwear, and extractive industries)?
  • What are the right incentives to put in place for spurring ESG monitoring and compliance along the global value chain of such sectors?
  • How to address potential barriers to trade that ESG compliance may pose for access to market and investment opportunities, and particularly for SMEs and vulnerable actors?

Session on Transformative pathways to sustainability and circularity: corporate strategies and actions

  • Which corporate strategies and actions for ESG monitoring and compliance are of relevance across industries and for effectively engaging value chain actors?
  • Which ESG indicators, methods and standards are available to support such strategies and actions? Are there any the gaps that need to be addressed?
  • Which role can advanced technologies play? How to harness their potential for vulnerable actors, and especially from emerging economies?

Agenda and documents

30745 _ TSVCCE/2022/INF.1 - Annotated Provisional Agenda for the Second Session _ 384764 _ English _ 773 _ 397499 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2022/8 - Policy paper on “Improving traceability of products along international value chains for circular economy and sustainable use of natural resources” _ 384765 _ English _ 773 _ 397500 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 384766 _ English _ 773 _ 397501 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 384766 _ French _ 780 _ 397502 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 384766 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397503 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2022/24 - Report of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy on its First Meeting _ 384767 _ English _ 773 _ 397505 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2022/24 - Report of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy on its First Meeting _ 384767 _ French _ 780 _ 397506 _ pdf
30745 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2022/24 - Report of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy on its First Meeting _ 384767 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397507 _ pdf
30745 _ TSVCCE/2022/INF.2 - Report of the second session TSVCCE-2022 _ 384768 _ English _ 773 _ 397508 _ pdf

Speakers

Opening session

  • Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UNECE

ESG traceability landscapes in the ECE region: policies, legislative framework and institutional arrangements

Moderator:

  • Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, WTO

Speakers:

  • Christian Hudson, EU G7 G20 Environmental Diplomacy Support, GIZ
  • Nick MacInnes, Lead Circular Economy Resource Security Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor, Defra Resources and Waste, Defra
  • Dilshod Sharifi, Head of the International Economic Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan
  • Harikrishnan Tulsidas, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE

Transformative pathways to sustainability and circularity: corporate strategies and actions

Moderator:

  • Nathalie Bernasconi, Executive Director, IISD Europe

Speakers:

  • Sylvain Cariou, CEO, Crystalchain
  • Susanna Horn, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute
  • Vivek Sadevra, ESG Senior Manager, Indorama Group
  • Eva Kindgren, Sustainability Project Manager, KappAhl

Net-zero carbon emissions targets in value chains: from monitoring and disclosure to action

  • Anna Stanley-Radière, Director for Climate Action, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  • Sue Probert, Chair, UN/CEFACT

ICS ITC Transparency and Traceability Project 

  • Carole Hommey, ICS - Initiative for Compliance and Sustainability 

Presentations

  1. Keynote speakers: Claudia di Bernardino and Anastasia Pankova - Presentation of the policy paper "Improving traceability of products along international value chains for circular economy and sustainable use of natural resources". PDF
  2. Christian Hudson - Incentives for improving traceability and ESG monitoring in global value chains: The role of co-operation. PDF
  3. Nick McInnes - Environmental societal and governance traceability in sustainable value chains of the circular economy. PDF
  4. Harikrishnan Tulsida - Traceability of Mineral Value Chains - United Nations Resource Management System and United Nations Framework Classification for Resources. PDF
  5. Susan Horn - Traceability, circularity and sustainability - challenges and opportunities from different sectors. PDF
  6. Vivek Sadevra - Transformative Pathways to Sustainability and Circularity: corporate strategies and actions. PDF 
  7. Eva Kindgren de Boer - Kappahl. PDF
  8. Anna Stanley - Net-zero carbon emissions targets in value chains: from monitoring and disclosure to action. PDF 
  9. Sue Probert - UN/CEFACT Supply Chain Cross-Industry Track & Trace. PDF
  10. Carole Hommey - ICS Transparency and Traceability Project. PDF
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