Expert Panel #5

Aligning biomass production with HRDD and local food security: practical approaches

Theresa HeeringJan HenkeRafaël SchneiderSwantje NilssonLisa Marie PykaPia LorenzMax JürgensMichael KitetuLena Partzsch Benedetta Camilli
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This expert panel will shed light on the challenges and opportunities of socially sustainable biomass production in the Global South.

The expert panel “Aligning biomass production with HRDD and local food security: practical approaches” sheds light on the challenges and opportunities of socially sustainable biomass production in the Global South. Agricultural production there is often located in food insecure regions, where farmers and agricultural labourers themselves are affected by hunger. New regulations such as the CSDDD & EUDR are intended to result in the assumption of greater responsibility for social issues – including the protection and realisation of the human right to food as well. The debate will focus on how enterprises can implement their due diligence in biomass production. Civil society, scientific institutions and companies have developed practical approaches that contribute to making human rights on large-scale plantations and in smallholder farming a practical reality.
Together with the audience, concrete examples will be used to discuss both the benefits and challenges of biomass production, while practical solutions will be presented that promote social dialogue and support the implementation of human rights due diligence. The Panel brings together practitioners, scientists and standard-setting bodies. The aim is to show through best practices how sustainable biomass production can contribute to local food security, fair production conditions and responsible corporate governance in supply chains.

The expert panel “Aligning biomass production with HRDD and local food security: practical approaches ” will shed light on the challenges and opportunities of socially sustainable biomass production in the Global South. Agricultural production often takes place in food-insecure regions where farmers and agricultural workers are themselves affected by hunger. New regulations such as CSDDD & EUDR should lead to more responsibility for social issues – this also includes the protection and realization of the human right to food. The discussion will focus on how companies can implement their due diligence obligations in biomass production. Civil society, scientific institutes and companies have developed practical approaches that contribute to the realization of human rights on large plantations and in small-scale farming.

Together with the audience, both the benefits and challenges of biomass production will be discussed using concrete examples, while practical solutions that promote social dialog and support the implementation of human rights due diligence will be presented. The panel will bring together practitioners, scientists and standard setters. The aim is to use best practices to show how sustainable biomass production can contribute to local food security, fair production conditions and responsible corporate governance in global supply chains.

Organizer

Welthungerhilfe Meo Carbon SolutionsMeo Carbon Solutions

Panelists

Keynote Speakers

Theresa Heering

Theresa Heering

Project Lead Food Security Standard

Welthungerhilfe WHH

Jan Henke

Jan Henke

Director

Meo Carbon Solutions

Rafaël Schneider

Rafaël Schneider

Deputy Head Policy and External Relations

Welthungerhilfe

Swantje Nilsson

Swantje Nilsson

Head of the Directorate-General for EU-Affairs, CAP, International Cooperation and Global Food Security

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

Moderators & Panelists

Lisa Marie Pyka

Lisa Marie Pyka

Project Manager Human Rights

Meo Carbon Solutions

Pia Lorenz

Pia Lorenz

Sustainability Manager

4C

Max Jürgens

Max Jürgens

Senior Associate

Cattwyk Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Michael Kitetu

Michael Kitetu

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) Expert & Lead Auditor

Lena Partzsch

Lena Partzsch

Freie Universität Berlin

 Benedetta Camilli

Benedetta Camilli

Head of Agri Feedstock Initiatives and Programs

Eni SpA