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Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct [ https://www.state.gov/advisory-committee-on-responsible-business-conduct/ ] 08/09/2024 11:48 AM EDT
About the RBC Advisory Committee
The objective of this federal advisory committee is to provide expertise, knowledge, and insight to the U.S. Department of State on issues related to responsible business conduct (RBC) from key stakeholders. The committee provides advice and recommendations on RBC opportunities and challenges, including on business and human rights, such as on issues related to:
* Implementation of RBC approaches and strategies, including the second U.S. National Action Plan on RBC [ https://www.state.gov/responsible-business-conduct-national-action-plan/ ] (March 2024).
* Thematic priorities such as access to remedy, labor rights in global supply chains, and/or the U.S. National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
* State’s role in advancing RBC, including business and human rights.
This committee’s activities are advisory only. The committee reports to the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Charter
Signed on September 22, 2023, valid for two years. View the Charter  [ https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RBC-AC-Charter.pdf ]
Membership
The membership of the committee consists of 34 experts from U.S. organizations, companies, associations, institutions, and other relevant stakeholders with an interest in business and human rights and RBC. Members include representatives of businesses, labor unions, public interest groups, trade and professional associations, civil society organizations, academia, and more. Committee members serve in a representative capacity and are not special government employees or regular government employees.
RBC Advisory Committee Members 2023-2025
* Gare Smith (Chair) Foley Hoag LLP
* Meg Roggensack (Chair) Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum
* Ashley Orbach Apple
* Bennett Freeman Bennett Freeman Associates LLC
* Brian McKeon National Confectioners Association
* Carol Anderson Microsoft
* Catherine Feingold AFL-CIO
* David McKean International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
* Ed Potter Independent Consultant
* Evelyn Aswad University of Oklahoma College of Law
* Ewa Staworzynska United States Council for International Business
* Haley St. Dennis Institute for Human Rights and Business
* Irit Tamir Oxfam America
* Jaren Dunning PepsiCo
* Jason Pielemeier Global Network Initiative
* Jeff Vockrodt Fair Labor Association
* Jeff Vogt Solidarity Center
* JJ Rosenbaum Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum
* Jim Wormington Human Rights Watch
* Jon Drimmer Paul Hastings LLP
* Joshua Kagan Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
* Kristyne Peter United Auto Workers’ Union
* Laura Chapman Rubbo The Walt Disney Company
* Margaux Day Accountability Counsel
* Mary Beth Gallagher Domini Impact Investments LLC
* Meghna Sarma PVH Corp
* Nina Gardner Johns Hopkins University, School of Advance International Studies
* Paloma Muñoz Business for Social Responsibility
* Richard Stazinski Heartland Initiative
* Sandra Polaski Boston University Global Development Policy Center, Global Economic Governance Initiative
* Sarah Altschuller Verizon
* Shari Gittleman Newmont Corporation
* Tran Che General Electric Company
* Tyler Gillard Responsible Business Alliance
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