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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…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.4 Planned actions Increasing the use of labour and social clauses in public contracts [page 16] “Part of the foundation of the Danish labour market model is that work performed in Denmark must be performed on Danish pay and working conditions. In this, the authorities hold an important role in ensuring…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.5 Policy coherence Guiding Principle 10 Measure 21: Support for UN bodies in charge of promoting the UN Guiding Principles The federal government will continue to lend political and financial support to the UN Working Group, the…

Objective 3: ensuring access to effective remedy [page 8-11] Understanding the importance of the protection of human rights and freedoms, the Government aims for effective protection of human rights and freedoms, and effective reaction regarding offences by the law-enforcement authorities. It also aims at establishing a legal framework that would help in ensuring effective ways…

1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.1 Human rights in Finnish legislation [page 13] “Our reinforced Constitution protects the inviolability of human dignity as well as the freedom and rights of individuals, and promotes justice in society. Fundamental rights (such as equality, freedom of movement, protection of privacy, freedom of association, freedom of…

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 Guiding Principles 1 to 3 Measure 2: Security and human rights Switzerland is a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights initiative and contributes to its…

Outcome 1.4: Conducting Due Diligence in U.S. Development Funding and Trade Finance New Actions “Enhancing Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Standards: OPIC and EXIM will enhance existing procedures and standards that require companies receiving their support to implement RBC principles. OPIC is reviewing its Environmental and Social…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to export credit.

Chile’s NAP makes no explicit reference to corruption in its main text.

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to conflict-affected areas.

III. First National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in Chile Normative Framework (page 20) Business enterprises are basic economic units in society which, through their activity, may generate a series of positive impacts on society such as the creation of employment and payment of taxes which, in turn, allows the State to invest…

Chile’s NAP makes no reference to investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlements.

Chile’s NAP makes no reference to the ICT and electronics sector.

Glossary [page 9] “The Declaration of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) regarding fundamental principles and rights, issued in 1998, commits ILO Member States to respect and promote principles and rights in four categories – discrimination at work, freedom of association and the rights to collective bargaining, elimination of compulsory labour and abolition of child labour…

Actions of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (page 25-26) As observed in the reports prepared in the field of business enterprises and human rights by different national and international institutions, business enterprises may cause a series of adverse impacts, which could include the following: impacts on especially vulnerable social groups in terms…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.2 Pillar 2: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights   2.2.2 Operational principles: human rights due diligence Guiding Principles 16 to 21 Measure 29: Public-private partnerships to promote respect for human rights in the value chain The federal government supports a project to promote…

The Swedish NAP makes no reference to the construction sector.