Colombia

II. The State as an economic actor

Including human rights in the State’s business activity [pages 12-13]

To this end:

2.1 Within the following year of the Plan being launched, the Task Force will list the basic criteria applicable to decision making in the selection and awarding public procurement processes. They will then assess and analyse, jointly with such State entities with the highest procurement weight, the inclusion of such criteria in their awarding processes.

2.2 The Colombia Compra Eficiente agency will adjust the current public procurement system to comply with such criteria as for respect for human rights, by including them in their objectives and including measures to make sure that suppliers execute the human rights due diligence.

2.3 The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism emphasizes the inclusion, in the business negotiations with other States, of clauses or criteria on human rights; this will be considered in the negotiation of future agreements, review of current agreements, and/or unilateral or joint statements with the business partners.