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2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction 2. Responsible business conduct (CSR/RBC) and human rights [page 6] In Chapter IV [of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises], Human Rights, it is stated that enterprises should respect human rights; avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts and address such impacts when they occur; seek ways to…

3. The Corporate responsibility to respect human rights  Due diligence [page 33]: In order to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises should carry out human rights due diligence. The process should include assessing actual and potential human rights impacts, integrating and acting upon the findings, tracking responses, and…

3.1 An active role for the government [page 14] “As the government pointed out in its policy letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ and as is discussed under point 3 below on due diligence, the challenge in the next few years will be timely identification of risks in Dutch companies’ supply chains. The government wants to work…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to human rights due diligence.

I. Guidelines and general principles “(…) the second Italian NAP-BHR intends to strengthen the application of the UNGPs through a series of complementary measures, referring in particular to the following guidelines: – the need to study in depth innovative issues related to technological development and artificial intelligence – also in relation to the Declaration of…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 3. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) [page 14] … Lastly, France finances actions supporting the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas … 4. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)…

Facilitating RBC By Companies [page 17] “… The U.S. government generates and vets relevant information that can be used to conduct appropriate due diligence and risk assessment. While the concept of due diligence is increasingly well understood and accepted among businesses, the tools and resources available to effectively conduct detailed and appropriate risk and impact…

The UK 2016 Updated NAP notes in The existing UK legal and policy framework that [page 6]: “The UNGPs set out the general regulatory and policy measures a state may take in order to fulfil their duty to protect against human rights violations by third parties, including business enterprises. They recommend that states should: Encourage,…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   Guiding Principles 1 to 3 2.1.2 Operational principles: legislative and information policy measures Measure 8: Human rights in tourism The federal government supports the Roundtable on Human Rights in Tourism assessment of human rights impacts along the…

Annex: Measures taken [page 22] The State as actor “Sweden is carrying out awareness-raising activities on this issue and supports the OECD’s work on how companies are to identify risks in the supply chain and avoid trade in conflict minerals (OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas).”…

2021-2024 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN 5. Ministry of Finance Implementation of the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas   The practices identified above (related to the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of…

3.2 Responsible business conduct Integrating And Managing The Finding From Due Diligence Process And Risk Analyses [page 34]: The 19th principle concerns how companies should follow up the findings of the impact assessments: 19. In order to prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises should integrate the findings from their impact assessments across…

3.1 An active role for the government [page 14] “As the government pointed out in its policy letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ and as is discussed under point 3 below on due diligence, the challenge in the next few years will be timely identification of risks in Dutch companies’ supply chains. The government wants to work…

The Lithuanian NAP makes reference to impact assessments, but only in the context of impact assessments conducted by the state on regulatory proposals. Objective 1: ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights A. Legislative measures [page 2] 1. “Improvement of the legislative process … Law on Legislative Framework of the Republic of…

The Italian NAP makes no explicit reference to human rights impact assessments.

1. Introduction [page 3] “The legal system of the Federal Republic of Germany contains numerous instruments that are focused primarily on the protection of human rights. They are binding on all enterprises. Where the business operations of an enterprise have an international dimension, procedures for identifying any actual or potential adverse impact on the human…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 6. The Council of Europe [page 17] The political declaration supporting the UN Guiding Principles was adopted in April 2014 and the Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 on human rights and business was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 2 March…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan “The identification and management of human rights problems has been recognised as a challenge in companies operating at the international level. As a rule, Finnish companies deal responsibly with human rights issues and support their implementation. Despite this fact,…

The Danish NAP highlights human rights impacts, reporting on these impacts, and due diligence requirements across all chapters. However the NAP makes no explicit reference to a ‘human rights impact assessment’. This can be seen in the three examples highlighted below. Appendix 1, GP 3c Initiatives taken or planned as a dedicated measure to implement…

Action point 17 Advocate for strengthening the integration of sustainable development (including human rights) in free trade agreements Plaider au niveau de la Belgique pour le renforcement de l’intégration du développement durable (y compris des droits de l’Homme) dans les accords de libre échange This point explains that free trade agreement negotiations at the EU-level…