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AGENDA
09:00-10:15
PLENARY
Emerging regulations, middle-income shifts, due diligence expectations, and the implications for business resilience.
10:30-11:00
SPOTLIGHT
A candid conversation between an environmental advocate and an agribusiness leader on aligning food production with environmental rights, supply chain responsibility, and long-term resilience.
11:00-12:00
PLENARY
ESG has transformed corporate transparency across Asia – but does disclosure alone prevent harm? This plenary explores the growing move toward mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, the business implications and the tradeoffs in terms of cost, and operational resilience.
13:00-16:00
RESILIENCE ACTION LAB
Net-zero commitments are accelerating – but credible and just transitions require more than targets. This working session examines how rights-based due diligence can be used to strengthen climate strategies and operational resilience.
13:00-16:00
RESILIENCE ACTION LAB
Young leaders collaborate with industry mentors to co-design practical solutions that strengthen human rights and environmental due diligence across real business challenges. (For participants 20-32 only. Separate application required)
16:00-16:30
SPOTLIGHT
Many of the top risks identified in WEF’s 2026 Global Risks Report are environmental and societal in nature – with direct implications for corporate performance. Through the lens of double materiality, this conversation will examine Asia’s evolving risk landscape and how using community driven data can enhance corporate material impact assessments.
17:00-18:00
PLENARY
The session opens with the premiere screening of the Asia in Focus documentary The Cost of Convenience: Plastic Pollution and the Business and Human Rights Agenda. A fireside chat will follow, examining the full plastic lifecycle – from production and consumption to waste and disposal – and its impacts on people, communities, and the environment.
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