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2.3 Business activity in conflict zones [page 32] “The UN Guiding Principles attach particular priority to assisting enterprises in respecting human rights in areas torn by conflicts. One characteristic of such areas is an especially high risk of serious human rights violations resulting from the frequent total absence of state structures. The Federal Government therefore…

The Finnish NAP makes no reference to security sector.

The Danish NAP does not make an explicit reference to the security sector. The provisions on conflict-affected areas refer to all businesses opearting in these environments.

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar II: The corporate responsibility to respect human rights 1. Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda] [page 29]: Key to ensuring success in achieving the Strategic Development Goals is their alignment with business strategies, promotion of a circular economy —environmentally friendly circulation of closed and sustainable value chains—by…

Outcome 1.1: Promoting RBC Globally Ongoing Commitments and Initiatives [page 8] “Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): … The U.S. government is also actively engaged in the Business Ethics for APEC Small and Medium Enterprise Initiative, the world’s largest collective action mechanism to strengthen ethical business practices in the medical device, biopharmaceutical, and construction and engineering sectors.”…

The UK 2016 NAP mentions SMEs in Government expectations of business section [page 15]: “Respect for human rights should be at the heart of a company’s core operations, it is not the same as philanthropy or social investment. The responsibility of businesses to respect human rights exists independently of States’ abilities and/or willingness to fulfil…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.2 Pillar 2: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights   2.2.1 Foundational principles Guiding Principles 11 to 15 SMEs [Small and medium enterprises] are particularly important in Switzerland because they are a major part of the country’s economic fabric. Given their limited human resources…

2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 13] “The conditions for companies’ efforts to respect human rights vary depending on their size … In keeping with the UN Guiding Principles, businesses’ human rights efforts are expected to include the following main points: … Procedure: … Establish an integrated and ongoing process in the…

The Norwegian NAP makes no explicit reference to SMEs.

3.3 Clarifying due diligence Raising companies’ awareness [page 22-23] “As an earlier study showed, SMEs operating internationally mainly need practical information [Good Company (2010). Evaluation of the NCP’s promotional tasks 2007-2010. Parliamentary Papers 26 485, no. 101.]. … The European Commission has also published a guide for SMEs and has developed a number of case…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Administrative liability of companies “The Ministry of Justice has recently set up a working group with the CNPDS (National Centre for Prevention and Social Defence Foundation), Confindustria and Assonime. The aim is to measure the effectiveness and consistency of regulations on administrative liability for crimes of collective entities…

The German NAP includes multiple reference to SMEs. III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights [page 8-13] Scope and practical structuring of due diligence in the field of human rights  “The responsibility to exercise due diligence applies in principle to all enterprises, regardless of their size, the sector in which they…

3 Expectations towards companies and support services 3.3 Training and counselling [page 27] “… compared to large companies, SMEs have limited resources for acquiring training related to human rights. For this reason, it is important to provide targeted training for SMEs.” As a follow-up measure, the working group proposes that … • training related to…