NL – export cred, 2nd NAP

Pillar I

Central government procurement and private-sector instruments

Private-sector instruments

“Any business using the government’s international financing instruments or requesting any other support focussed on international entrepreneurship, will have to show that it adheres to the OECD Guidelines and implements due diligence on its international supply chain. This will also take into account the responsibility of businesses to respect human rights in accordance with the UNGPs given that the OECD Guidelines refer to the UN’s ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ framework, which includes a chapter on human rights drafted in line with the UNGPs. Implementing organisations such as… Atradius Dutch State Business … . They have also drafted their own RBC frameworks specifically for their own services and products, based on international standards including the UNGPs. An evaluation of RBC policy in 2019 found that large implementing organisations and their clients, the businesses receiving financial support, all address the business community’s responsibilities for human rights. The evaluation also found that they need to focus more on access to remedy (by affected rightsholders), in accordance with their role, for example via a complaints mechanism.” p. 35.