Conducting appropriate Human Rights Due Diligence in Seafood Procurement is now a requirement for seafood buyers no matter if they source close to home or from the other side of the planet. Adopting human rights due diligence into procurement presents challenges and there are few examples of success to learn from in this rapidly evolving field. This panel will explore emerging best practices, challenges and lessons from seafood buyers that have been or are planning to bring human rights due diligence into their procurement processes. Oxfam will share insights from a new report that reviewed practices of leading businesses, within the seafood sector and beyond. This highly interactive session will ask panelists to share their experiences to date and to share their next steps and insights for the sector to bring human rights into seafood procurement.
