1. Parallel session 3 (Plaza 3)
Private Sector engagement
Building relationships with communities / CSOs

2. introductions

3. NGO-company collaboration Mediation and conflict resolution
methodology
Discuss relevant issues during 4 small panels:
NGO-company collaboration
Mediation and conflict resolution
Codes/guidance/standards
Regional approaches
Identify opportunities/challenges, how to respond
Report to plenary Thursday afternoon (rapporteur)

4. Private Sector and Community Relationships
What approaches are used by private sector and NGOs/CSOs to promote positive relationships between companies and communities?
Avoiding and remedying company-community conflicts
Have codes of conduct, voluntary commitments and certification schemes helped develop private sector-community engagement?
Can regional approaches help?

5. Protecting Community Rights
How to ensure community voices are heard, that people are informed, aware of rights, and able to genuinely benefit from these relationships?
What support do companies and communities need? Who can provide it?

6. Challenges
Main barriers we face in developing successful business-community partnerships
Main barriers to private sector-NGO/CSO engagement?
How can these challenges be overcome?