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IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Environment “The Ministry for Ecological Transition is in charge for monitoring implementation of legislative decrees enforcing the ‘Circular Economy Package’ and preparation of corrective decrees; National Action Plan for the environmental sustainability of consumption in the Public Administration will be defined to maximize green public procurement (…)” (p….

The German NAP includes a specific section on public procurement. 1.2 Public procurement [page 21-22] “The total value of public procurement contracts amounts to about €280 billion a year. The federal, state, and local authorities bear particular responsibility in this domain, in that they must discharge the state duty to protect human rights and ensure…

Abstract “Key aims for the action plan are the legislative report, definition of the due diligence obligation, and the application of social criteria in public procurement.” Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan “Key aims for the action plan are the legislative report, definition of the…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.2 Recommendations from the Council for CSR on the state duty to protect [page 10] “In November 2011, the Danish Council for CSR started working on recommendations to the Government on how the UNGPs on the state duty to protect could be implemented. The council finished its work in January…

2021-2024 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN 11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Authorisation to export arms and military equipment The Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take into account the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the course of assessment procedure regarding applications for granting permission to export arms and…

Outcome 1.3: Leverage U.S. Government Purchasing Power to Promote High Standards Ongoing Commitments and Initiatives [page 11] “State and Department of Defense (DOD) Contracting with Private Security Providers: DOD requires private security companies (PSCs) with which it contracts to demonstrate conformance with standards consistent with the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers…

The UK 2016 NAP refers to security sector in the section devoted to Actions Taken [page 9]: “To give effect to the UN Guiding Principles, the Government has: (…) in March 2015 the Government concluded its chairmanship of the Voluntary Principles Initiative. During our chairmanship we worked to raise awareness of the VPI in priority…

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 1: Rules on the export of war material and technologies for internet surveillance The manufacture, brokerage, export and transit of war material for…

The Swedish NAP does not make an explicit reference to security sector, apart from provisions concerning operations in  the conflict zone that refer generally to all companies operating there.

2. The State duty to protect human rights Measures [page 21]: Strengthen guidance and dialogue with companies on human rights, business ethics, security and corruption in especially demanding markets. … 2.6 Human Rights in Conflict Areas [page 26]: There is an increasing demand from the business sector for dialogue and cooperation with the public authorities on…

The Dutch NAP does not make an explicit reference to the security sector.

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to the security sector.

The Italian NAP makes no explicit reference to the security sector.