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3 Access to remedy [page 17] Legal remedies provided by the State “the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises provide access to remedy through the National Contact Points (NCP). All countries adhering to the OECD Guidelines are obliged to set up their own NCP to support and promote the Guidelines. Sweden’s NCP is a tripartite collaboration…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.3 The State-business nexus Guiding Principles 4 to 5 Measure 11: Human rights due diligence by public-private development partnerships The federal government also ensures that it does not enter into any public-private development partnerships with business enterprises…

1. Global developments and CSR Developing an International Framework for CSR [page 12]: All OECD countries must establish National Contact Points to ensure implementation. 2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.2 The state as Adviser [page 20]: A large number of public or officially supported institutions that work with business internationalisation provide guidance…

3.3 Clarifying due diligence Awareness-raising by embassies [page 24] “The embassies bring Dutch and local entrepeneurs and civil society organisations together and are active in providing information on CSR, human rights themes, the OECD Guidelines and National Contact Point (NCP) procedures” 3.4 Transparency and reporting Reporting [page 31] “…it is possible to report to the…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to OECD National Contact Points (NCPs).

The German NAP includes a specific section on the National Contact Point. 1.3 State support Export credits, investment guarantees and other instruments for the promotion of external trade Measures [page 25] “The National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines (see subsection 4.2 below) will be upgraded to become the central grievance mechanism for external trade…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments a) Foundational principles “Italy reaffirms the commitment made by signing the OECD Declaration for International Investors and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies in promoting the standards of conduct expected in many areas, including human rights.” (p. 15) Responsible Conduct and Due Diligence in the framework of the…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 3. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) [page 14] The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines is a mediation body that aims to resolve conflicts while promoting and applying [the OECD guidelines for Multinational Enterprises]. Although the measures it…

4 Access of victims of human rights violations to legal remedies 4.1 Development of the OECD National Contact Point [page 31] “The OECD Guidelines include a monitoring mechanism referred to as the National Contact Points (NCPs), which are established by governments adhering to the Guidelines. NCPs promote the Guidelines and implement them. The primary objective…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Protection of Human Rights through State Regulation and Policy [page 13] “Together with more than 40 countries Denmark adheres to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are the only multilaterally agreed and comprehensive code of responsible business…

Action point 4 Promote existing qualitative initiatives on human rights and social responsibility Promouvoir les initiatives qualitatives existantes relatives aux droits de l’Homme et à la responsabilité sociétale The federal government explains that as part of the promotion of the application of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the OECD NCP organized a seminar in…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights 2. Public procurement [page 17-18]: On 28 July 2016, an amendment to the Public Procurement Law (PPL) came into force, introducing a number of changes related to the implementation of new EU directives in the field of public procurement in the Polish…

Introduction Organization of the NAP [page 6] “… the Obama Administration continues to take important steps to strengthen procurement rules to ensure federal purchasing practices reflect U.S. values.” Outcome 1.3: Leverage U.S. Government Purchasing Power to Promote High Standards New Actions [page 10-11] “SFTool Social Sustainability Procurement Best Practices: Through the Sustainable Facilities (SF)Tool, the…

The UK 2016 NAP highlights the report on “Public Procurement and Human Rights” launched by The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. [page 5] The UK 2016 NAP, in the Government Commitments section [page 10], states: “The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: (…)…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.3 The State-business nexus Guiding Principles 4 to 5 Given the federal government’s direct influence on the activities of federal government-associated businesses, it has a particular obligation to ensure that these companies respect human rights, for example…

Annex: Measures planned [page 27-28] Regulations and legislation “The EU has adopted new procurement directives: a Directive on public procurement, a Directive on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, and a Directive on the award of concession contracts. The recitals of the Directives expressly state that the contracting…

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.5 Public procurement [page 25]: “The sixth principle deals with public procurement: States should promote respect for human rights by business enterprises with which they conduct commercial transactions. Since the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines do not distinguish between public-sector and private-sector business conduct, it…

2. Current policy [page 9] “In its letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ the government identifies its tasks in relation to ICSR. They are: … to set a good example – by pursuing sustainable procurement policies, for instance.” 3.2 Policy coherence [page 17-18] Sustainable procurement policy “Under the social conditions of national sustainable procurement policy, companies supplying…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to public procurement.