2022 WCF Partnership Meeting: DAY 2 - Fighting human rights: A US perspective + Closing Plenary

1. Plenary Session: US Perspective on Fighting Human Rights and Deforestation Abuses in Cocoa

As the European Union outlines legislation to combat imported deforestation and human rights abuses linked to commodity supply chains, the United States has a legacy of fighting child labor through international cooperation and customs enforcement mechanisms. What is the latest on efforts by the private sector, civil society and the legislative and executive branches in the United States?

Moderator: Paul Macek, Associate Vice President, Rural Economies and Agricultural Livelihoods, Corus International
Panelists:
Brian McKeon, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, National Confectioners Association
Jennifer McCadney, Lawyer and Government Relations and Policy Strategist, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Anne Zollner, Chief, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States Department of Labor

2. Closing Plenary:

Moderator: Joost Gorter, Global Director ESG, ACT
Panelists:
Aldo Cristiano, President, Caobisco
Paul Davis, President, European Cocoa Association
Mariam Dao Gabala, Chairperson of the International Supervisory Board of Solidaridad
Brian McKeon, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, National Confectioners Association
Alvin Lee, Chairman of the Cocoa Association of Asia and Commercial Director in Asia Pacific, Cargill
Chris Vincent, President, World Cocoa Foundation

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