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The UK 2016 NAP’s Introduction provides that [page 2 & 4]: “This update allows us to: -reflect the developments which have taken place at the international level since the UK’s National Action Plan was first published, including guidance on implementation and the experience of other countries; As part of our commitment to updating the National…
Switzerland – Guidance to business
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 2: Security and human rights Switzerland is a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights initiative and contributes to its…
Sweden
2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 13-14] “Internationally recognised instruments provide guidance for companies in their human rights efforts.2 The UN Guiding Principles focus on businesses and human rights. The United Nations Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles take a broader approach and…
Poland – Guidance to business
2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar III: Access to remedies 4. OECD National Contact Point [page 49] The OECD NCP’s main task is to promote and disseminate the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises … The OECD Guidelines are recommendations for the standards of responsible business conduct addressed by governments to enterprises whose business extends in any…
Norway
3.2. Responsible Business Conduct Measuring the effectiveness of the company’s response [page 34] The 20th principle concerns follow-up of the action taken. Companies should verify whether the action taken to address human rights impacts has had the intended result. Many companies have reported that they find it difficult to identify appropriate indicators. A number of initiatives…
Norway
2. State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.2 The State as Adviser [page 20]: A large number of public or officially supported institutions that work with business internationalisation provide guidance on CSR and human rights. Among them are the Foreign Service, Norad, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and Innovation Norway. Norway’s OECD National…
United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP20. The UK 2016 updated NAP The UK 2016 updated NAP does not contain a reference to GP20.
Belgium
PLANNED ACTIVITIES: Action point 13, Renforcer et contrôler le respect des droits de l’Homme dans les marchés publics [Strengthen and monitor the respect for human rights in public procurement], is the main action point on public procurement, and covers specific plans for the federal governments as well as all three Belgian regions. The federal government…
Netherlands
3.1 An active role for the government The OECD Guidelines Proactive Agenda [page 15] “The Proactive Agenda was added to the OECD Guidelines in 2011 to elucidate the guidelines for specific sectors or situations, together with all the countries involved. In the context of the Agenda, the OECD is working with the financial sector on…
Lithuania
Objective 1: ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights C. Measures related to research and training on non-discrimination and other human rights [page 2-3] 1. “Research and training in non-discrimination. The Inter-institutional Action Plan for the Promotion of Non-discrimination for 2012-2014 was approved by Resolution No 1281 of the Government of the…