Resources

Assessments of existing NAPs

Scottish Human Rights Commission, Business and Human Rights National Action Plans, Comparative Review of Global Best Practice (2019) and a further Summary and Recommendations (2019)

International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) and European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) (2017) Assessments of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights

European Parliament, Directorate-General for External Policies, Policy Department (2017) Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on business and Human Rights

Policy documents on NAPs

• Shadow EU Action Plan on the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within the EU (non-binding and developed by the The Responsible Business Conduct Working Group (RBC Group) of the European Parliament)
• Council of the European Union, Council Conclusions on Business and Human Rights, July 2016
• European Commission (2011),  A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility
• Council of Europe, Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on human rights and business, March 2016 and Explanatory Memorandum
• International Organization of Employers (OIE) (2015) IOE Synopsis on National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
• OECD (2017) National action plans on business and human rights to enable policy coherence for responsible business conduct
• UN Human Rights Council (2014) Elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights and Human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises 26th Session, 10-27 June 2014, Geneva
• BSR; the Foreign Trade Association; the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights; the International Chamber of Commerce; the International Council for Mining and Metals; the International Organisation of Employers; the US Council for International Business; the UN Global Compact; and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Statement on National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights, Session at the UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, "National action plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles: stepping up Government commitments and action", 16 November 2015
• Clifford Chance, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, Briefing Paper on National Action Plans, 2015
• A workshop report from Scotland to inform the NAP process, “Securing Sustainable and Accountable Business in Europe: the role of National Action Plans (NAPs)“.

Websites

• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) Home page
• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) page on National Action Plans
• UN Working Group (UNWG) page on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Articles about NAPs

• Humberto Cantú Rivera (2019), National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights: Progress or Mirage? Business and Human Rights Journal, 0(0), 1-25
• Methven O’Brien, C. (2017) In Depth: National Action Plans. Peace in Progress: Business and Human Rights, nr. 30
• Methven O’Brien, C. et al. (2016) National Action Plans: Current Status and Future Prospects for a New Business and Human Rights Governance Tool. Business and Human Rights Journal, 1(1), 117-126.
• De Felice, D. et Graf, A. (2015) The Potential of National Action Plans to Implement Human Rights Norms: An Early Assessment with Respect to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Journal of Human Rights Practice, Volume 7, Issue 1
• Blackwell, S. et Vander Meulen, N, Two Roads Converged: The Mutual Complementarity of a Binding Business and Human Rights Treaty and National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights, Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1

Blogs and news articles