Responsible contracting and communication in business relationships
From legal jargon to practical action

Monday 21 November at 15.30-17.45
Organizers
Association of Project Professionals Finland, Contract Management; The Finnish Corporate Responsibility Law Association; and The Finnish Association for Legal and Social Sciences
Event location
Tieteiden talo (House of Sciences), Room 505, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki

Registration

by 15 November 2022 at https://www.pry.fi/en/events?e=595&i=615&

Description
As ESG factors are becoming increasingly important in today’s business environment, so is embedding sustainability considerations in commercial contracts. For sustainability work to have a real impact, sustainability efforts need to be integrated more widely into operational activities, including procurement and contracting practices and corporate reporting. While contracts are an important tool in relation to emerging corporate sustainability regulation, it is essential to understand what this entails in practice. Association of Project Professionals Finland, Contract Management, The Finnish Corporate Responsibility Law Association and The Finnish Association for Legal and Social Sciences welcome you to follow short introductions and a panel discussion by experienced experts on proactive legal thinking, accessible communication and sustainable contracting.
Agenda
15.30-16.00 | Coffee, tea and light food
16.00 | Welcome
Anna Hurmerinta-Haanpää (LL.D., University Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland)
Why are contracts and communication important in achieving corporate human rights due diligence?
Juho Saloranta (LL.D. Candidate, Corporate Responsibility Law Expert, University of Eastern Finland)
Using proactive legal strategies for sustainability
Gerlinde Berger-Walliser (PhD in Law, Associate Professor of Business Law, University of Connecticut School of Business)
If a contract gives you rights, but no one can read it, does it make a difference?” – Comic Contracts as accessible communication
Robert de Rooy (Lawyer, Innovator of Comic Contracts and doctoral candidate in Business Law at the University of Vaasa) & Anne Ketola (PhD (Translation Studies), Post doctoral researcher at Tampere University, Sarjis research group)
Proactive Legal Design and AI for Responsible Contracting and Communication
Marika Salo-Lahti (DrS (Econ), Assistant Professor (tenure track), Digitalisation and Business Law, University of Vaasa School of Accounting and Finance, Business Law) & Helena Haapio (DrS (Econ), LL.M, Professor of Practice, University of Lapland, Faculty of Law | Associate Professor, University of Vaasa School of Accounting and Finance. Business Law | Contract Strategist, Lexpert Ltd)
Panel discussion
17.45 | Event ends
Please remember to register for the event by 15 November 2022 at https://www.pry.fi/en/events?e=595&i=615&