Engagements / Events

Forums, trainings, consultations and dialogues.

Selected engagements, 2022–2026. A snapshot of our work, contributions, and roles across diverse initiatives.

Three delegates at the welcome sign of the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2026
At the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2026, Bangkok
Flagship programmes 2025–26

Nine programmes convened and hosted.

15 September 2026

Spotlight session: Corruption and Human Rights

Integrating anti-corruption into HRDD for stronger governance and supply chain resilience, with session partners Supriya Madan (BT Group) and Garima Dhiman, at the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2026 in Bangkok.

Programme details
  • 13:00 ICT, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Forum theme: Remedy, Accountability and Trust
  • The session explores how bribery, falsified reporting, weak compliance, unethical recruitment, compromised procurement, unsafe workplaces and ineffective grievance mechanisms enable human rights harms.

Speakers

  • Anumita Sarkar, Founder, P/ PRABHAVEE
  • Praswad, Chairman, SEA Actions
  • Supriya Madan, Global Ethics and Compliance Leader; Principal at BT Group
  • Garima Dhiman, Independent Business and Human Rights Specialist
Speakers for the year-end consultation and governance masterclassSpeaker biographies for the year-end consultation and governance masterclass
13 November 2026UPCOMING

PoSH Governance Review, Annual Reporting and Strategic Planning: Year-end Consultation and Governance Masterclass

A strategic learning journey for organisations committed to stronger governance and safer workplaces.

Programme details
  • 13 November 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM IST, online
  • Q4: Dialogue, reflection and action

Speakers

  • Suruchi Kumar, Founder and principal attorney, Law Chambers of Suruchi Kumar (SKLC)
  • Madhu Mehra, Founder, Partners for Law in Development (PLD)
  • Anumita Sarkar, Founder, P/ PRABHAVEE

Key takeaways

  • Why Q4?: Quarter 4 of a financial year presents a strategic opportunity for organisations to move beyond routine compliance and undertake a meaningful review of their PoSH governance framework before the close of the reporting cycle.

Participant profile

  • Internal Committee members
  • External Members
  • Organisational leaders
17 July 2026

Roundtable: Safe Workplaces by Design

A leadership imperative in risk governance: a mid-year PoSH review consultation and training. 15+ participants.

Programme details
  • Annual Roundtable 2026, launched
  • 2:00 to 5:00 PM IST, online

Speakers

  • Advocate Suruchi Kumar, Guest speaker. Law Chambers of Suruchi Kumar: Employment & Labour Laws, PoSH, D&I
  • Anumita Sarkar, Facilitator and trainer. Founder, P/ PRABHAVEE: Human Rights & Responsible Business

Key takeaways

  • Reframing PoSH: Moving beyond a compliance mandate and positioning PoSH as an integral component of organisational risk governance.
  • Designing Safety and Accountability: Examining workplace grey zones, identifying risk areas, and reflecting on where Internal Committee accountability truly lies.
  • PoSH through the ESG and BRSR Lens: Understanding that PoSH governance is increasingly becoming investor-visible governance data and an important indicator of organisational accountability.

Participant profile

  • PoSH Internal Committee members
  • Gender practitioners
  • Psychologists and counsellors
  • PoSH trainers and advisers
  • Lawyers
  • Representatives from civil society organisations

Building Better Governance: Consultation Outcomes Report (PDF)

5–6 June 2026

Learning Circle: The First 10

Trainer's Programme on PoSH law and practice, a 6-hour professional development workshop.

Programme details
  • Learning Circle 1: The First 10
  • “Carry the Law. Command the Room.”
  • Registered by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India (Trainer)
  • Empanelled with the New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) for training and capacity building
  • ITC ILO Alumni Network member

Participant profile

  • Gender practitioners
  • Psychologists and counsellors
  • PoSH trainers and advisers
  • Lawyers
  • Representatives from civil society organisations
April 2026

2-day workshop: Corporate Accountability, Business Reporting and Human Rights

Capacity building for early- and mid-career journalists, reporters, CSO communicators and media-advocacy professionals, with New Imaginations: Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice of Jindal School of Journalism and Communication at O.P. Jindal Global University.

February 2026

PoSH PRO: Advanced Programme

PoSH inquiry: fairness, confidentiality, justice, co-organised with Yellow Spark.

December 2025

Multi-stakeholder dialogue series

Research initiative ‘Local Economies, Global Values: MSMEs Driving Gender Equity in South India’ with the Centre for Business and Human Rights (CBHR) at TNNLU and Sustaim Consulting, followed by closed-door stakeholder consultations.

September 2025

PoSH PRO

A collaborative learning initiative with Yellow Spark: Two-day virtual learning programme building practical expertise in PoSH compliance, inquiry processes and workplace governance.

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2026

UPCOMING2026Public consultation / professional development

PoSH Governance Review, Annual Reporting and Strategic Planning: Year-end Consultation and Governance Masterclass by P/ PRABHAVEE

RoleFacilitator and trainer

2026Online guest lecture

Lecture on Corporate Responsibility in Indian Law at the two-day seminar “Beyond Disclosure: ESG and Business and Human Rights in India” for LLM students, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, with the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), 14–15 October 2026

RoleGuest lecturer / speaker / trainer

2026Stakeholder consultation

Participated in a closed-door Consultation with Partners for Law in Development as part of a lawyers’ group on the theme of prevention of workplace sexual harassment and safety for women in the legal system.

RoleParticipant

2026Stakeholder convening

CII – amfori Conference on Trade and Sustainability – Shaping the Future of GVCs

RoleStakeholder

2026Public consultation

Stakeholder Consultation on Fair Wear’s revision of Forced Labor Policy

RoleStakeholder

2026Public consultation / capacity building

“Building Better Governance: Consultation Outcomes Report” from the Mid-Year PoSH Review: Safe Workplaces by Design published in August 2026

2026Academic collaboration

“Legal and Policy Framework around Social aspects in India” - Part I & Part II of ESG Compliance Lead Course (Batch - 3) by EHS GURU Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.

RoleProgramme faculty

2026Public consultation

Call for Inputs for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on “Corporate Governance, Business and Human Rights”, by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights

RoleContributor

2025 / 2026Public consultation

Public Consultation on GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor by Global Reporting Initiative, contributing to the evolution of key labor and human rights disclosures on: Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity; Diversity and Inclusion; Labor Rights in Business Relationships; Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining; Child Labor; Forced Labor

RoleStakeholder

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