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Debatmøde: Ansvarlige investeringer – for realiseringen af retten til mad for alle
TID: Fredag den 5. september kl. 15.15-17.00
STED: Folkekirkens Nødhjælp, Frokoststuen, Nørregade 15, 1165 København K.
TID: Fredag den 5. september kl. 15.15-17.00
STED: Folkekirkens Nødhjælp, Frokoststuen, Nørregade 15, 1165 København K.
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As the incentives for foreign investments in the agricultural sector in developing countries grow, investors are faced with the challenge of getting the investments “right” – both from the investor’s own perspective, and from the perspective of respecting basic human rights, hereunder the right to adequate food.
However, the list of international standards and private initiatives, which investors are expected to follow and choose to sign up to, is long – and not always aligned.
Moreover, the views on what constitutes a “responsible investment” vary a great deal, whether you ask a smallholder farmer in Africa or a private investor in the Danish agribusiness.
The meeting offers a unique opportunity to attend a high-level debate with a number of key experts and practitioners on this emerging, global challenge, including the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food (2008-2014), Mr. Olivier de Schutter, who will share his views on the links between these two agendas.
The key question, which the speakers are asked to reflect on, is: How is the “responsible investment” agenda compatible with a right to food approach?
Programme:
15.15 Registration and coffee
15.30 Introduction by Ms. Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, International Director of DanChurchAid (5 min)
15.35 Presentation of draft study on responsible investments in the agribusiness sector by Mr. Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, CEO of GLOBAL CSR (10 min)
15.45 Responsible investments and the right to food by Mr. Olivier de Schutter, Professor and former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food (15 min)
Questions (10 min)
16.10 Panel debate (45 min)
Moderation by Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, International Director of DanChurchAid
– Mr. Olivier de Schutter, Professor and former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
– Mr. Morten Elkjær, Head of Green Growth Department, Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
– Mr. Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, CEO of GLOBAL CSR
– An investor’s perspective (tbc)
16.55 Final questions
17.00 closing the debate
After the meeting, light snacks and drinks will be served.
The meeting will be streamed live and recorded.
