Preventing and Mitigating Human Rights Risks in the Seafood Sector Webinar Scheduled

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPLF) has scheduled a webinar on “Preventing and Mitigating Human Rights Risks in the Seafood Sector” for July 23.

In the free webinar, expert panelists will explore the blind spots and challenges of preventing and mitigating human rights risks in the seafood sector.

“Human rights risks in the seafood sector are increasingly visible, but knowing the risks is only the first step. Addressing them is no longer just a vessel-by-vessel exercise. It requires fleet-wide, supply chain-wide thinking, backed by government engagement and genuinely inclusive, bottom-up approaches. Join us for a 60-minute online panel discussion exploring how businesses can move human rights due diligence beyond box-ticking and into systemic, lasting action,” according to a news release.

Topics to be discussed:

• What does compliance really mean? Moving Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) beyond audits and into systemic, supply chain-wide approaches
• What suppliers and fishers each need to build genuine capacity for compliance and prevent human rights infringements
• How to expand beyond audit-based compliance with additional tools and approaches, illustrated with real case studies from across the sector

Panellists from across the value chain will explore the blind spots, challenges, and opportunities standing in the way of socially responsible seafood, and what’s needed to bridge that gap.

This session is for seafood suppliers working to strengthen their human rights compliance, wherever they are on that journey, as well as organisations supporting the implementation of audit action plans.

What you’ll take away

• How to interpret and apply human rights risk data in practice
• Common shortcomings of current social audit practices, and what to do instead
• Strategies for moving from vessel-by-vessel fixes to coordinated, sector-wide solutions
• Ways to engage government and industry stakeholders for systemic change
• Real-world examples of risk mitigation you can adapt to your own context

Speakers:

• Rachel Munns – Head of Sustainability, World Wise Foods (UK)
• Birgitte Krogh-Poulsen – Independent Consultant, Social Development & Human Rights (Denmark)
• Mohamad Abdi Suhufan – Expert Advisor to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries / National Coordinator, Destructive Fishing Watch (Indonesia)