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I- Businesses’ Responsibility to Respect Human Rights 3. Risk Analysis and Impact Assessment Actions to be Implemented [page 41] Promote the completion and publication of voluntary impact assessments, ensuring that all appropriate stakeholders are included (if necessary, through the free, prior and informed consultation of populations), particularly rights holders for companies that are not required…

II. The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 8. Trade and Investment Agreements [page 30] … ISDS [investor-State dispute settlement] makes it possible to obtain rulings against States that do not respect their commitments (for example, due to discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, nationality, etc.) … Actions Underway: The AFD…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments International development cooperation “For Italy international development cooperation is “an integral and qualifying part of foreign policy”, as provided by Law No. 125/14. It contributes to the promotion of peace and justice and aims to foster solidarity and equal relations between peoples based on the principles of interdependence…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Children’s and adolescents’ rights “The Italian Government supports public and private sector initiatives to promote attention, inclusion and protection of children’s and adolescents’ rights in business practices with the aim of integrating them into all aspects of the value chain – from investment practices, supplier relations, marketing, end-product…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments The nexus State-Business “To this end Italy renews its commitment to ensure that companies controlled or participated in by the State, companies that are supported or have access to governmental benefits, companies that contract or conclude trade transactions with the State, carry out their production activities in compliance…

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: – addressing issues and practices related to the protection of the environment, health, decent work and ‘Human Rights Defenders’, also in the face of the…

The Italian NAP makes no explicit reference to land rights.

The Italian NAP makes no explicit reference to indigenous peoples.

II. Premises b) Italy and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) “The NAP addresses the issue of the negative impact of business activities on human rights and identifies specific commitments with the aim of effectively integrating the UNGPs into the national system and business activities” and introduces limited objectives and…

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Development Policy [pages 19] The current situation With their environmental and social standards, international financial institutions such as the World Bank and regional development banks set benchmarks for environmental and social regulation. The Federal Government will continue to track the reform processes in…

The German NAP does not make an explicit mention to Data Protection and Privacy.

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Development Policy Measures [page 20] The Federal Government will also take specific action to step up its wide-ranging commitment to the protection of human rights defenders when applying the UN Guiding Principles. In the field of business and human rights, as elsewhere, development…

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.4 Enterprises in public ownership [pages 25-27] Enterprises in public ownership or under state control within the meaning of this subsection comprise all enterprises subject to private or public law in which federal, state and/or local authorities hold a direct majority share. If a business enterprise is under state…

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Bi and Multilateral economic relations [page 17] …Environmental, social and human rights standards should firmly underpin free-trade agreements, which should be accompanied by impact-assessment and monitoring mechanisms. The Current situation Germany supports the EU practice of agreeing on provisions designed to safeguard human…

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Development Policy The current situation [page 19] The Federal Government has undertaken to implement the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests and has initiated a number of development cooperation projects to assist governments of developing countries…

III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights Core elements of due diligence in the field of human rights  Procedure for the identification of actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights [page 9] The size of an enterprise, the sector to which it belongs and the nature of its business…

1. The State Duty to Protect 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Protection within states’ own territory – challenges within Germany The current situation [page 15] The precept of equal rights for men and women is constitutionally enshrined as a fundamental right in Article 3(2) of the Basic Law. Participation by men and women on…

The Czech NAP does not make an explicit reference to Development Finance Institutions.

Pillar II baselines: Human rights as a moral and ethical obligation Scope and content of the obligation to respect human rights [page 30] For businesses, there are three dimensions to respect for human rights:… Do not contribute to violations of human rights: A business does not commit violations itself, but acts in a way that…

The Czech NAP does not make an explicit reference to Persons with Disabilities.