RBA Meetings And Events

RBA ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING

RBA members who joined our virtual 2021 Annual Members Meeting on October 19 learned about the latest developments in RBA programs, initiatives and tools, and engaged in important discussions on due diligence, corporate responsibility, environmental impacts and other issues affecting global supply chains. The day concluded with a Town Hall where members asked questions of RBA staff.

The RBA also hosted a virtual New Member Meet and Greet, in advance of the member meeting, to welcome new members who had joined in the past year. They heard from RBA CEO Rob Lederer and the membership team and had a chance to interact with one other in breakout rooms.

RMI ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING

The RMI virtual 2021 Annual Members Meeting on October 20 began with a keynote speech and Q&A with Vicky Bowman, Director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, who is a former UK ambassador to Myanmar and member of Cabinet for the EU Commissioner. Following the keynote, discussions were held on RMI progress, minerals due diligence and public policy, before participants broke into workgroup roundtables.

RBA-RLI FORCED LABOR EVENT

On May 25-26, the RBA and its Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI), held an event on forced labor, titled “Public-Private Action on Forced Labor in International Supply Chains: Perspectives in Measuring Demonstrable Progress,” for stakeholders and members to share perspectives and maintain momentum on this crucial topic. The event featured remarks by key U.S. and other government leaders, stakeholder perspectives, industry best practices and breakout sessions. Thea Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs, ILAB, U.S. Department of Labor was a featured speaker. Others included representatives from the U.S. Department of State, CBP, and the governments of Australia, the UK and Canada.

OUTREACH MEETINGS

In 2021 the RBA also hosted four virtual outreach meetings, of which three were regional (Latin America, Europe, and Asia) and one was country specific (Japan). A total of 950 participants attended these meetings.