Bridging Equity & Accountability: Advancing Just Transition

As businesses align their ambitions with global climate goals, the concept of a Just Transition becomes paramount. This session will focus on the critical intersection of corporate sustainability due diligence, labour risk and social sustainability in driving a Just Transition.
The discussion will explore how supply chain due diligence can ensure that companies not only reduce their environmental impact but also address social risks and promote worker welfare. Delegates will gain insights into how businesses can proactively engage with key stakeholders, including workers, communities, and policymakers, to create inclusive and sustainable transition plans that prioritise fairness, safeguard livelihoods, and enhance long-term resilience. The session will emphasise the importance of supporting vulnerable workers, ensuring decent work opportunities, and fostering inclusivity as industries shift towards achieving net zero ambitions.

Learnings

1. How can businesses ensure that their transition plans are socially sustainable, promote worker welfare, and enhance inclusivity alongside environmental goals?
   2. What role does supply chain due diligence play in embedding accountability, remedy, and the support of vulnerable workers into corporate strategies?
   3. How can companies effectively engage with workers, communities, and other stakeholders to co-create transition plans that address workforce needs and advance social sustainability?

Post-event Actions

1. Conduct social impact assessment across your company’s operations and supply chains to identify potential risks to worker welfare, livelihoods, and social sustainability during the transition.
   2. Develop a Just Transition framework that integrates principles of social sustainability, labour protections, and decent work into your sustainability strategy, ensuring meaningful engagement with workers and communities in decision-making and risk analysis.
   3. Collaborate with stakeholders, including workers, communities, and industry partners, to establish mechanisms for accountability, grievance resolution, and the promotion of decent work opportunities for all.