| Thursday, January 29, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Global kick off Welcome session for all participating companies |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Deep Dive 1 Global Deep Dive 1 : Participants understand the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) as well as the human rights due diligence process and determine where they are on their human rights journey.
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Global BHR Alumni sharing session A Global session inviting BHRA alumni from previous rounds to share their BHRA Action plan progress to date, challenges experienced in their HRDD journey and sharing of solutions/ good practice they’ve initiated/ implemented. This session also serves to motivate BHRA Round 4 participants to start the BHR Accelerator strong, maintain the momentum throughout the programme as well as finish successfully and embed the action plans into their business strategies and operations. |
| Thursday, March 5, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Ask the Expert 1 Ask the Expert: Evolving Legislation |
| Thursday, March 12, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Deep Dive 2 Global Deep Dive 2: Participants scope the company value chain and identify potential negative impacts. |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | |
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In-person session 1 More information coming. |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Ask the Expert 2 Ask the Expert_ ILO |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Deep Dive 3 Global Deep Dive 3: Participants prioritize salient human rights impacts and understand their involvement with those impacts |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Ask the Expert 3 Ask the Expert_ Topic (TBC) |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Deep Dive 4 Global Deep Dive 4: Participants start developing specific actions and related metrics. |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | |
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In-person session 2 More information coming. |
| Thursday, May 7, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Global BHR resource sharing session A Global session sharing UNGC BHR resources and tools as well as globally accessible CN resources and tools. This session offers CNs an opportunity to share their developed resources that are relevant and applicable to BHRA participants. |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Deep Dive 5 Global Deep Dive 5: Participants understand how to effectively engage affected stakeholders and communicate their impacts. |
| Thursday, May 21, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Ask the Expert 4 Ask the Expert_ Human Rights and AI (TBC) |
| Thursday, June 11, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Deep Dive 6 Global Deep Dive 6: Participants understand remedy and grievance mechanisms. |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 | |
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In-person session 3 More information coming. |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Global Share-out session Global Share-out 2: Participants are giving the opportunity to share their Action Plans with a global audience and receive input from an expert international panel/ peers |
| Thursday, July 2, 2026 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Global Closing Session Closing session for all participating companies – motivate participants to continue with progressing Actions Plans and embedding the HRDD process in their organization |
| Thursday, December 10, 2026 | |
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Special closing event for the Business & Human Rights Accelerator More information coming. |