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IEMA Webinar:Managing Compliance with Environmental & Human Rights Laws in Organisations
24 07 2018Peter Jones (IEMA)
Marc Jourdan (IEMA)
Colleen Theron (Ardea International)
Martin Crow (Hanson)
Rebecca Tremain (Environment Agency)
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IEMA Webinar:Managing Compliance with Environmental & Human Rights Laws in Organisations
Organisations have a legal and moral duty to comply with laws and regulations that protect the environment and society, but given the complexity of legal requirements on environmental and human rights protection, this is a significant challenge. IEMA’s Sustainability in Practice Guide on Managing Compliance with Environmental & Human Rights Laws in Organisations aims to help you deliver this. In this webinar we will hear practical examples and checklists of how your organisation can keep up with these two rapidly developing areas of law, and better manage legal compliance.
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Speakers
Peter JonesPolicyOfficer
IEMA
Martin CrowNational Sustainability
Manager
Hanson
Marc JourdanPolicy and
Engagement Lead
IEMA
Colleen TheronSustainability lawyer
and consultant
ArdeaInternational
Rebecca TremainSenior Advisor
Future Regulation
EnvironmentAgency
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Webinar slides and recordingAll IEMA webinars are recorded.
They can be found here:
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Questions and AnswersWe will have a Q&A/discussion session at the end of the presentations.
Send in your questions as we go through today’s webinar
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IEMA Webinar 24/07/18
Sustainability in Practice: Managing compliance with environmental and human rights laws in organisations
Marc JourdanIEMA Policy & Engagement Lead
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Agenda12.30PM: Welcome by Peter Jones, IEMA Policy Officer;12.35PM: Introduction of topic and background to the guide by Marc Jourdan, IEMA Policy & Engagement Lead; 12.40PM: Main presentation by Colleen Theron, Consultant author, FIEMA and Director of Ardea International, FIEMA; 12.55PM: Remarks by Rebecca Tremain, Senior Advisor, Compliance Team, Environment Agency (Regulator input: The modern approach to regulation) 1PM: Remarks by Martin Crow, National Sustainability Manager, Hanson UK (Corporate input: Assessing the value of ISO 14001 for multi-site compliance) 1.05PM: Q&A Session 1.25PM: Wrap up 1.30PM: Finish
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Background to the guide
- First edition in 2005 – Managing compliance with environmental laws and regulations
- Second edition in 2018 (13 years later) – Focus widened to include human rights laws and also consider approaches to compliance management in non UK jurisdictions
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Gathering input• Workshops (x4: London,
Edinburgh, Leeds & Cardiff)
• Survey
• Individuals providing case studies and specific information
• Peer review
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Launch of the guide
• 27th September in London at Modern Slavery Symposium Conference (http://www.msa4construction.com/)
• Register: 35% discount for IEMA Members (Use code: IEMA35): http://ow.ly/8GMa30irE6Z
• Programme: https://bit.ly/2LyQY9G
Colleen Theron - FIEMAConsultant author and Director of ArdeaInternational
IEMA Webinar: Managing compliance with environmental and human rights lawColleen Theron, Director , July 2018
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About Ardea International
Who am I ?
What do we do?
Ardea International: who we work with
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Aim for today
• Provide background to the update for the guide
• Insights into key findings
• Insight from regulators
• Advice to companies
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Landscape changes
The landscape of managing a business responsibly is changing:
• More regulation
• Reputation
• Risk management
• Business costs squeezed
• Supply chain management
• Mainstream investors
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Growth in Human rights legislation globally
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Example of laws
• UK Modern Slavery Act
• Companies Act
• EU Non Financial Reporting Directive
• French Vigilance Law
• California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
• Australian Modern Slavery Bill
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ISO14001:2015: New Focus
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• ISO 14001 updated in 2015 • Significant changes • Process rather than procedures• Compliance obligations changes• Need to view the requirements in a more
holistic manner
Trends in Transparency
• Growing body of EU and national laws requiring companies to be more transparent and have due diligence systems in place
• Examples of these are:
• The EU Conflict Minerals Regulations
• The EU Timber Regulations
• EU Non Financial Reporting Directive
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Environmental issues Human Rights Issues
Legal registers CSR policy and process
Self Regulation Human Rights mapping/ Supplier lists
Site Specific analysis Risk Assessments
Legal update services Online staff training awareness
Audits/ regulators and due diligence
Findings: How companies evaluate compliance
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Integrated management systems
Survey results for describing an organisation’sapproach to integrating compliance management systems 34%
Integrated systems
28%separate management systems
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Poll Question
• Does your organisation have an integrated compliance management system covering human rights and compliance?
• 1. Yes
• 2. No
• 3. Not sure
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Environmental issues Human Rights Issues
Laws are complicated/ lack of understanding
Lack of understanding about forced labour
NO management and governance structures
Regulatory enforcement by governments is weak
Implications of Brexit Boards are unwilling to buy into these issues
Cost of implementing policies does not equal perceived value
Supply chains are complicated and hard to track
Lack of motivation from the governance team
Concerns about being transparent
Data is disparate Advisory expertise is limited
Findings: Barriers to achieving compliance
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Poll question
What are the key barriers to achieving compliance?
1.Lack of resource
2. Lack of expertise
3. Lack of board buy in
4. All of the above
Establishing good compliance
• Guide sets out :
➢Overview of legislation , including human rights legislation
➢Impacts of Brexit
➢Steps that companies can take to meet compliance obligations
➢Checklists
➢Input from the regulators
➢Covers UK, EU and international approach
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Efforts by companies: Case studies
• Linklaters – global ISO14001 across borders
• Draw on in house local expertise
• DHL – Code of conduct
• Hanson – Integrated management system
• ST Gobain- Principles of Conduct and Action
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Training, Skills and capability
Where people are involved, ensure that they know WHAT to do and WHY
• Knowledge
• Experience
• Training
For HIGH RISK areas
• Continually assess competence
• Provide refresher training
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Rebecca Tremain- PIEMA Senior Advisor, Compliance Team, Environment Agency
Modern Environmental Regulation
• Risk based & proportionate
• Evidence of compliance
• Regulatory tool vs enforcement response
• Communication
• Horizon scanning
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Beyond Compliance
• Regulatory Futures Review
• Incentive based regulation
• Earned Recognition
• Regulated self-assurance
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Martin Crow - MIEMA National Sustainability Manager, Hanson UK
Case study - Assessing the value of ISO 14001 for multi-site compliance
Hanson UK
Hanson IMS – multi site / multi standard
• IMS – covers over 300 sites in 5 business divisions
• Cement plants / aggregate quarries / asphalt plants / concrete plants plus associated logistics and supply chain
• Facilitates corporate control and provides standardisation
• Hosted on Company intranet
• Drives our sustainability programme – one policy
• Certified to: ISO’s 14001, 9001, 50001, OHSAS 18001, BES 6001
• Certified to 14001 for over 20 years
• Legal Compliance
• Responsibilities defined
• Procedures and guidance to support site managers
• Electronic site document files have copies of permits with controlled issue procedures and document controllers
• Review procedure
• Two way communication between site and corporate levels
• Management programme
• Sets objectives and targets from corporate level down to site
• Direct link into Sustainability goals and targets
• On-line data-base for action tracking covers all sites
• Includes; audits, incidents, investigations, regulatory visits
Key elements of 14001 that support a multi-site business
Questions and Answers
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Speakers
Peter JonesPolicyOfficer
IEMA
Martin CrowHead of Environment
Hanson
Marc JourdanPolicy and
Engagement Lead
IEMA
Colleen TheronSustainability lawyer
and consultant
Ardea International
Rebecca TremainSenior Advisor
Future Regulation
Environment Agency
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