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🚨Save the date🚨 Join us at the 2025 Asia Pacific Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum!
- Manushya Foundation
- Sep 1, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 3, 2025
While the European Union is rolling back on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in the name of simplification and competition, South Korea and Thailand are taking steps to push for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
🔎What to expect:
Together with KTNC Watch and FORUM-ASIA, Manushya will hold the session ‘Are South Korea and Thailand Ready to Take the Lead on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Asia?’ exploring South Korea’s and Thailand’s legislative initiatives, their potential to drive meaningful change for communities negatively impacted by corporate activities, and how these developments could have positive outreach beyond national borders.
Don’t miss out on this important conversation!
📅 Tuesday 16 September 2025
🕚 12:45-13:45 ICT (Bangkok Time)
📍 UN Conference Centre, Bangkok - Room MRA
Speakers include:
✨ Ji Yoon Kang, Staff Attorney, Gonggam Human Rights Law Foundation/KTNC Watch
✨Phattharaphong Saengkrai, Lecturer, Thammasat University; author of the Thai Responsible Business Conduct bill
✨ Neïla Mangin Maïza, Corporate Accountability Advisor, Manushya Foundation
🎙️Moderated by Nidhi Singh, Business & Human Rights Programme Officer, FORUM-ASIA
📝Register here: https://indico.un.org/event/1018118/
Let’s ensure communities’ interests are at the center of the conversation!
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Emerging mandatory due diligence laws in Asia, like those discussed at the forum, highlight a critical need for B2B manufacturers and suppliers to ensure their operations and components meet evolving global standards. Proactive adaptation is key to maintaining compliance and market access. For instance, using certified components such as heavy-duty non-insulated ring terminals from compliant suppliers can be part of a robust supply chain strategy.
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This post highlights an important regional platform that brings together governments, businesses, and civil society to address accountability and human rights in business practices. It’s especially relevant as countries in Asia continue exploring stronger regulations and due diligence frameworks.
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