Event

Pick up your badge and grab a coffee before the day begins.

A warm welcome from IDH and UN Global Compact to kick off the day.

• Bodine van Styrum, Moderator
• Daan Wensing, IDH CEO  
• Tonilyn Lim, Chief of Programmes, UN Global Compact

What does a radically changed world mean for living wages and incomes? This session brings voices from across the value chain to examine their perspectives.

• Antonio Sanguino, Minister of Labour of Colombia
• Marchel Gerrmann , Acting Director General International Cooperation, the Netherlands
• Alex Assanvo, Executive Secretary Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Cocoa Initiative
• Kenneth Barigye, CEO of Mountain Harvest
• Julie Greene, CSO, Olam Agri
• Willem Uijen, Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer, Unilever
• Gerbrand Haverkamp, Executive Director, World Benchmarking Alliance
• Julie Vallat, VP Human Rights at LVMH

A short break to connect with fellow attendees.

After a lively welcome session, the day will be structured around the Roadmap on Living Wage and Living Income, guiding the program through five interconnected steps and brought to life by spotlight companies and knowledge partners sharing practical experiences and learnings.

• Bodine van Styrum, Moderator
• Jordy van Honk, Global Director Income and Jobs at IDH

Step 1 - Laying the groundwork:

• Karen Janssens, Sustainable Sourcing, Colruyt
• Annabel Meurs, Executive Director, Fair Wear Foundation

Step 2 - Measuring: 

• Lillian Meyer, Human Rights & Advocacy Lead, Inkga (IKEA) 
• Zahra Afshar, Head of Legal, Human Rights and Sustainability, Ahmad Tea 
• Allison Kopf, CEO of TRACT 

Step  3 – Building the business case 

• Marina Leal, Head of Human Rights, Natura 
• Abdulahi Aliyu, Global Director, Sustainable Cocoa and Coffee Programme, Rikolto

Steps 4 - Implementing solutions:

• Roel van Poppel, CSO, Ofi 
• Els Lindeboom, Senior Programme Manager, Community Development & Farmer Livelihoods, ETG | Beyond Beans 
• Stephanie Daniels, SFL+LiCOP 
• Angela Tejada Chavez, Director Sustainable Sourcing, Hershey's
• Carolina Jaramillo, Director of Sustainability, Uniban
• Jhonsson Torres Ortiz, member of the National Board of Sintrainagro 
• Adriana Guarnizo Latorre, Supply Chains Coordinator - Latinoamérica, CNV 

Step 5: Reporting and sharing 

• Jessica Saulle, Global Public Affairs Lead - Human Rights and Circularity, Nestle
• Patrick Belser, Chief, Inclusive Labour Markets, Wages and Working Conditions Branch, ILO

Enjoy lunch and continue the conversations from the morning sessions.

Two rounds of interactive breakout sessions. Participants will pre-select topics most relevant to their own journey.

Round 1:

• Session A | Rights, Relationships, Results: Due Diligence for Impact
• Session B | Data Driven or Data Dizzy? Get Your Living Income Data Journey Right
• Session C | The Wage Gap Reality: Measurement That Creates Trust
• Session F | Power of Every Purchase: Procurement-Led Change
• Session H | What Works: Living Income Interventions That Deliver
• Session I | Advancing Living Wages Worldwide: The Role of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Recharge between breakout rounds.

Two rounds of interactive breakout sessions. Participants will pre-select topics most relevant to their own journey.

Round 2:

• Session C | The Wage Gap Reality: Measurement That Creates Trust
• Session D | Investing in the Business Case for Living Wages and Income
• Session E | Two Crises, One Strategy: At the Nexus of Living Income and Climate
• Session F | Power of Every Purchase: Procurement-Led Change
• Session G | Seat at the Table: Social Dialogue That Shifts Wages
• Session H | What Works: Living Income Interventions That Deliver

Honore Johnson, Senior Manager Decent Work and Living Wages at IDH, Moderator

A closing conversation with leaders who are already taking action. Through 5 concrete cases of progress, they will share what they are doing now, show concrete results, and what they will do next. 

Investor signal — Arthur van Mansvelt, Senior Engagement Specialist, Achmea Investment Management & Member of Achmea (PLWF) , Fransje Puts, Client Manager & Advisor Responsible Investment, MN

The Platform Living Wage Financials coalition — a coalition of 24 financial institutions — is sending a clear message to multinational companies through a new open letter. Achmea is one of the signatories.  

From bananas to all fruit and vegetables — Erik Vorenkamp, Director Albert Heijn Foundation, Lisa Lindelauf, Sustainability Specialist, Bakker Barendrecht & Karen Janssens, Sustainable Sourcing, Colruyt (on behalf of SIFAV)  

Discover how Albert Heijn and its strategic supplier Bakker Barendrecht expanded a living wage initiative from bananas to all fruit and vegetables, helping to inspire new ambitions across sector platform SIFAV. 

Social dialogue and purchasing practices in action in garments — Bea Maria Ruoff, Head of Operations, Accountability and Monitoring, ACT (Action, Collaboration, Transformation) & Julia Thimm, Senior Manager Sustainability - Human Rights, Tchibo GmbH.

Learn how recent Collective Bargaining results achieved in Cambodia delivered wage increases and parental benefits for workers in garments factories. And how this was enabled by legally binding bilateral agreements to structurally support these changes. 

Civil society — Antonie Fountain, Managing Director & Co-Founder, VOICE Network & Ashlee Tuttleman, Global Coffee Lead, VOCAL Network

Explore key lessons from civil society on living income. What is needed to truly move the needle? What is the role of upcoming legislation and of procurement practices? What are the main outcomes of the recently released Coffee Barometer? What are the plans to go beyond cocoa and coffee with coordinated civil society platform action? 

Living Income progress by Dutch companies  - Pieter Appelman, Head of Buying, Action

Action is one of the fastest-growing hard discount retailers in Europe.  Find out about their bold move on living income for all its private label sold chocolate bars across its stores in Europe, developed in partnership with Fairtrade.  

And more… 

After some closing remarks, the session ends with a simple question for everyone in the room: what will you do differently when you leave here?

• Bodine van Styrum, Moderator
• Jordy van Honk, Global Director Income and Jobs at IDH
• Chris Kip, Head, Social Sustainability, UN Global Compact
• Charlotte Bernhard, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Close out the day with drinks and informal networking.

Co-hosted with: Fair Wear Foundation,  Living Income Community of Practice 

Due diligence legislation (CSDDD, national frameworks, and emerging reporting standards) is reshaping what companies must demonstrate on Living Wages and Income. This creates an opportunity for companies to strengthen meaningful stakeholder engagement, how they demonstrate progress and move from reporting requirements to measurable impact.

Co-hosted with: TRACT

Data plays a critical role in how companies design, guide, and communicate their Living Income strategies. Yet many organisations are still navigating what it means to be “data-driven” in practice: what data is needed, for what purpose, and at what level of detail. This interactive session will explore how to start from the why, clarifying the decisions and outcomes data should support, from business case development to tracking progress and shaping interventions. It will unpack different approaches to gathering and using data, highlighting trade-offs between rigour, cost, and usability. Through company reflections and peer discussion, participants will compare pathways and explore how data can more effectively support business practices and impact. 

Co-hosted with: IDH Solutions

As expectations around Living Wages grow, companies are increasingly asked not just what they commit to, but how credibly they understand their own gaps. This interactive session creates a space for companies to exchange perspectives on Living Wages gap measurement as a foundation for informed social dialogue.  

Together we will explore shared challenges, assumptions, and decision points in measuring Living Wage gaps, and how these choices shape trust with workers, suppliers, investors, and civil society. The session will also touch on the role of verification and assurance in reinforcing confidence in data and enabling more constructive conversations across the value chain.  

Co-hosted with: WBSCD & World Benchmarking Alliance 

Most companies know the rationale for Living Wages. The challenge lies in translating that into a business case that secures the buy-in of c-suite, unlocks investment and embeds action across core business functions.   

This workshop will explore the arguments, evidence and framing needed to build an internal case that resonates with decision-makers. Participants will examine the role of social impact, quantifiable data, risk and opportunity assessments, and practical examples that demonstrate business value. The session will also explore how living wages intersect with broader sustainability priorities, including decarbonisation, human rights commitments, and integrated transition planning, surfacing the trade-offs and difficult decisions companies face when competing priorities place pressure on implementation.  

Participants will leave with sharper thinking on how to frame and position the business case in their own context, practical approaches drawn from peers facing the same internal challenges, and a clearer sense of which narratives are most effective in building support for action.  

Co-hosted with: IDH’s Climate and Nature team 

Farmer livelihoods and nature & climate are deeply intertwined - improvement on one depends to a large degree on the other. At the same time, climate risks threaten to disrupt progress on both ends and lead farmers and environments down a vicious cycle.  

Businesses are increasingly successfully pursuing Living Income, nature and climate goals simultaneously, tapping into synergies for higher efficiency and impact across all areas. Cross-cutting actions include regenerative agriculture, ecosystem conservation & restoration, and payments for ecosystem services. We explore business strategies that successfully combine income, nature and climate targets into action. 

Co-hosted with: BRODIE & ETI

As businesses face rising costs, tighter regulation, supply chain uncertainty and demands for transparency and lower prices, the moment for smarter, more sustainable purchasing decisions is now. 

Procurement and sustainability teams have a unique opportunity to collaborate, driving sustainable business growth and long-term value, including Living Wages and Living Income in the value chain. Learn how businesses have tried, learned, and successfully embedded sustainable procurement and their insights from this journey. 

Co-hosted with: CNV

Social dialogue, powered by strong, independent trade unions, is one of the most sustainable ways to raise wages and keep them fair. When unions have a real seat at the table, they don’t just participate in discussions; they shape how wages are set and ensure they reflect workers’ realities. Yet too often, dialogue is reduced to a last-minute consultation rather than a driver of change.  

This session cuts through the rhetoric to examine what makes union-led dialogue actually deliver: the conditions, power, and structures needed to turn commitments into lasting wage increases.  

Co-hosted with: Sustainable Food Lab  

This session highlights practical examples of company-driven interventions that have yielded positive results in different raw material supply chains. Hear from front-running companies on how they are investing with farmers for progress towards Living Income using a smart mix of strategies from procurement levers, farm service groups and work on efficiency and reducing pre- and post-harvest loss to build value for farmers and strengthen resilience of their supply chains. 

Co-hosted with: ILO

Living wages help advance social justice, enabling workers and their families to afford decent living standards while ensuring the sustainability of the enterprises and economies which create their jobs. This session discusses the potential from public-private partnerships to estimate and operationalize living wages worldwide in line with ILO principles — including partnerships with the ILO Living Wage Programme and Global Coalition for Social Justice.