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Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan Legislative report “A report on legislation pertaining to national and international business and human rights is to be drafted based on the principles stated in the UN Guiding Principles. The objective is to examine whether legislation corresponds with the…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.2 Recommendations from the Council for CSR on the state duty to protect [page 10-11] “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…

Action point 1 Develop a toolkit for companies and organizations on human rights Elaborer une boîte à outils destinée aux entreprises et organisations concernant les droits de l’Homme This point presents the action of developing, in collaboration with experts and its main human rights stakeholders and organizations, a toolbox that will help companies prevent human…

Outcome 1.2: Utilize U.S. Law, Multilateral Agreements, and Diplomacy to Promote and Enforce High Standards New Actions [page 9] “Enhanced Enforcement of U.S. Laws Relating to Forced Labor or Convict Labor: As a result of the February 2016 enactment by the President of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, the U.S. government…

The UK 2016 NAP refers to trade in section Government commitments [page 11]: “The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: Support the EU commitment to consider the possible human rights impacts of free trade agreements, including where these include investment protection provisions, and…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   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 recipients abroad will be authorised…

Foreword [page 3] “Business and respect for human rights go hand in hand and should be part of an active corporate social responsibility policy. Corporate social responsibility therefore plays an important role in both trade policy and export promotion. We are now developing a more ambitious policy for corporate social responsibility while working on an…

 1. Global development and CSR [page 12]: Globalisation is therefore a basically positive process, and over the last 20 years Norway has benefited from global trade. (…) Although Europe and the Nordic countries are our most important trading partners, trade with and investment in Asia, South America and Africa are growing. 1.1 Developing an international…

Outcome 2.1: Enhance the Value of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives on RBC New Actions [page 14] “Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge: USAID’s Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge recently selected sixteen Prize Winners and four Grand Prize Winners who submitted the most creative, innovative, and promising science and technology solutions to combat terrestrial and marine wildlife crime, with a focus…

2. Current policy [page 9] “As the government pointed out in A World to Gain,its policy document on aid and trade, International Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) is a prerequisite for sustainable, inclusive growth.” 3.1 An active role for the government [page 15-16] Human rights and trade missions “For many of the people interviewed, raising the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction  1. History of the initiative [page 5]: The Plan also aims to take into account the principles of corporate social responsibility in EU trade and investment agreements. In the above-mentioned document, the European Union and its Member States declared that they would develop national action plans for practical implementation of…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to trade.

The UK 2016 Updated NAP refers to Human rights defenders several times: In the introduction the NAP 2016 states that [paragraph 2, page 2]: “The National Action Plan contained a commitment to bring out an updated version. This update allows us to: (…) support the role Government can play in supporting human rights defenders in…