To mark the occasion of the 5th UN Environment Assembly and the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Swedwatch, Source International and Mighty Earth would like to invite you to an online conversation on the obligations of companies, states, and other relevant stakeholders in addressing environmental pollution in the production of agricultural commodities. Following the launch of a new report by Swedwatch, Source International and Green Advocates International on environmental and human rights impacts of natural rubber in Liberia, processing of rubber will be discussed as an example.

The conversation will address key issues such as:

• The importance of policy coherence and of integration of environmental standards in due diligence frameworks.
• The critical role of access to information in rights-based water resources management.
• The importance of responsible management of human rights and environment throughout the natural rubber value chain.
• The potential impact of international initiatives, such as a global right to a healthy environment, and multi-stakeholder platforms, such as the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR).

Discussants:

• David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
• Mercy Anthony, Natural Resource Women Platform, Liberia
• Flaviano Bianchini, Source International
• Margaret Kran-Annexstein, Mighty Earth, and member of the Executive Committee of GPSNR

Moderator: Hannah Peters, Swedwatch

For more information please contact: Hannah Peters, Swedwatch, hannah@swedwatch.org, +46(0)732 230 287