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Italy
ANNEX 1 – Accountability Grid and Assessment Tools for the Implementation of the NAP “46. Strengthen support, at international and European level, for the promotion and inclusion of social and environmental sustainability clauses in international and trade and investment treaties” (p. 68)
Germany
1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Bi- and multilateral economic relations [page 17-18] “Under Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), commercial policy lies within the sphere of competence of the EU. Within the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is responsible for formulating German…
Switzerland – HRDs and Whistle-blowers
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 6: Business enterprises and human rights defenders Companies should take on board the concerns of stakeholders, including human rights defenders [HRDs], who may be affected by their activities….
Finland
1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.2 Activities in international organizations [page 14] “As a follow-up measure, the working group proposes that Finland shall bring forward questions related to human rights in international trade and development organisations and direct its support to programs related to business and human rights as part of Finland’s…
Denmark
Appendix 1, GP 7 Status in Denmark (initiatives implemented before the UN ratification of the Guiding Principles) [page 30] “Besides following the government regulations with respect to export promotion, trade policy and political imposed trade sanctions and export controls, the EKF has initiated the development of a model that provides an over view of the business…
Norway
3.4 Grievance mechanisms for human rights violations [page 35] The 22nd principle concerns remediation. Grievance mechanisms are described in chapter 4. It is important to distinguish between judicial and non-judicial mechanisms. Cases involving violations of national legislation are dealt with by the judicial system or the appropriate appeals body.
Sweden
The Swedish NAP includes measures related to whistle-blowers, but none on human rights defenders. 2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 14] “In keeping with the UN Guiding Principles, businesses’ human rights efforts are expected to include the following main points: … Reporting … Introduce guidelines on internal whistleblowing” 3 Access to remedy…
United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP22. The UK 2016 updated NAP The UK 2016 updated NAP does not contain a reference to GP22.
Poland – Human rights defenders
2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights 5. Planned changes in national legislation Regulations on so-called whistle-blowers [page 25] Efforts to regulate the position of so-called whistle-blowers will continue. Without changes in the sphere of the law and awareness, it will not be possible to realistically improve the situation…
France
III. Access to Remedy Non – judicial mechanisms At the national level 2.6 Grievance mechanisms in companies Proposal for Action No. 17 [page 59] Actions to be implemented Encourage the establishment of grievance mechanisms by businesses that meet the following criteria for implementation: They support dialogue, consultation and complaints for people who consider themselves adversely…
Belgium
PLANNED ACTIONS: Action point 1, Elaborer une boîte à outils destinée aux entreprises et organisations concernant les droits de l’Homme [Develop a toolkit for companies and organizations on human rights], presents the action of developing, in collaboration with experts and main human rights stakeholders and organizations, a toolbox that will help companies prevent human rights…
United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP21. The UK 2016 updated NAP Actions taken to support business implementation of the UNGPs UNGPs Reporting Framework + Unilever human rights report [page 17] The FCO’s Human Rights and Democracy Fund supported Shift to develop the UN Guiding Principles Reporting…
Colombia
V. Human Rights Due Diligence Defining the concept and guiding through effective implementation mechanisms [page 16] 5.7 The Task Force will assess and analyse the formulae for enterprises to include the reporting of the human rights due diligence in their Sustainability Reports or rendering of accounts. Such assessment will be carried out within the year…
Poland
Pillar II. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights 3. Non-financial reporting: implementation of Directive 2014/95/EU [page 30] Since January 2017, it has been mandatory for a certain group of companies to disclose information regarding the application of human rights policies in business practice in connection with the transposition of Directive 2014/95/EU into Polish law….
Norway
3. The Corporate Responsibility to respect human rights Acquiring expertise for risk identification and assessment [pages 33-34] The NAP indicates that it may be necessary for company to “conduct a dialogue on due diligence with stakeholders”, which as per the UNGPs, include human rights defenders.
Netherlands
3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.4 Transparency and reporting [pages 28-29] During the consultations, various parties pointed out that companies should be encouraged and/or required to report on their human rights policy and the results achieved. At the same time, they stressed that level of reporting should be proportionate to what it…