The CARO Centre team is delighted to announce that its new “Conflict Management Committee” service has been nominated for the 2024 GAR Awards, in the “Innovation” category.

The GAR Awards are presented annually by Global Arbitration Review, the leading journal of international arbitration.

The rules of procedure of the Conflict Management Committee represent a decisive innovation in the monitoring of disputes concerning infrastructure projects. Indeed, for the first time, the mission of the members of the Dispute Settlement Committee is no longer limited to commercial or technical project disputes. Their mission also extends to social and environmental responsibility disputes, which they are responsible for preventing by establishing a dialogue with affected communities from the outset of the project. These rules of procedure were drafted by a team of experts under the direction of the CARO Centre, comprising Elise Groulx Diggs and Eve Tessera, lawyers and international experts specializing in “Business and Human Rights”, and Mark Appel and Wolf von Kumberg, arbitrators and mediators specializing in construction matters.

This innovation means that the rights of vulnerable communities, including project site workers and/or indigenous communities, are systematically considered, while environmental issues are strictly monitored. The implementation of this service is therefore designed to reveal the full development potential of infrastructure projects.

For more information on the CMC rules of procedure: https://www.carohadac.org/services/conflict-management-committee.html

To know more about the CARO Centre's services: https://www.carohadac.org

For more information, please contact: secretariat@carohadac.org.