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II- Businesses’ Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Introduction Actions Underway [page 37] France encourages businesses to adhere to the UN Global Compact or other voluntary initiatives such as ISO 26000 or the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, which help spread the UN Guiding Principles.

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The National Framework 10. The Reinforcement of Legislation [page 23] Recent public policies have led France to adopt new legislative measures supporting CSR. … Article 13 of the SSE Act seeks to ensure that more public purchases are made from socially responsible businesses (many of which are…

Introduction Methodology [page 4] Given the importance the French Government places on [human rights], it formally requested an opinion from the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) on 21 February 2013 in order to prepare its action plan for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles. This opinion, adopted at a plenary assembly…

The National Action Plan Leading By Example [page 7] “The U.S. government will continue to encourage and model good practices by leveraging its purchasing power, which totals more than $450 billion for goods and services each year, including nearly $25 billion on services performed overseas. Through this influence, the U.S. government aims to accelerate the…

The UK 2016 Updated NAP‘s Introduction states [page 3]: “The G7 Leaders’ Declaration (7-8 June 2015) contained the following commitments: To enhance supply chain transparency and accountability, we encourage enterprises active or headquartered in our countries to implement due diligence procedures regarding their supply chains The UK 2016 Updated NAP‘s Introduction further states [page 3]: “Companies understand the…

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 Swiss legislation does not require companies to carry out human rights due diligence. In response to the popular initiative ‘Responsible Business – Protecting Human Rights and the Environment’, the…

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: … Procedure … Establish an integrated and ongoing process in the company to identify, prevent and manage human rights risks and opportunities, as appropriate to the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction 2. Responsible business conduct (CSR/RBC) and human rights [page 6] In Chapter IV [of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises], Human Rights, it is stated that enterprises should respect human rights; avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts and address such impacts when they occur; seek ways to…

3. The Corporate responsibility to respect human rights  Due diligence [page 33]: In order to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises should carry out human rights due diligence. The process should include assessing actual and potential human rights impacts, integrating and acting upon the findings, tracking responses, and…

3.1 An active role for the government [page 14] “As the government pointed out in its policy letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ and as is discussed under point 3 below on due diligence, the challenge in the next few years will be timely identification of risks in Dutch companies’ supply chains. The government wants to work…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to human rights due diligence.

I. Guidelines and general principles “(…) the second Italian NAP-BHR intends to strengthen the application of the UNGPs through a series of complementary measures, referring in particular to the following guidelines: – the need to study in depth innovative issues related to technological development and artificial intelligence – also in relation to the Declaration of…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 3. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) [page 14] … Lastly, France finances actions supporting the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas … 4. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)…

Facilitating RBC By Companies [page 17] “… The U.S. government generates and vets relevant information that can be used to conduct appropriate due diligence and risk assessment. While the concept of due diligence is increasingly well understood and accepted among businesses, the tools and resources available to effectively conduct detailed and appropriate risk and impact…

The UK 2016 Updated NAP notes in The existing UK legal and policy framework that [page 6]: “The UNGPs set out the general regulatory and policy measures a state may take in order to fulfil their duty to protect against human rights violations by third parties, including business enterprises. They recommend that states should: Encourage,…

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 8: Human rights in tourism The federal government supports the Roundtable on Human Rights in Tourism assessment of human rights impacts along the…

Annex: Measures taken [page 22] The State as actor “Sweden is carrying out awareness-raising activities on this issue and supports the OECD’s work on how companies are to identify risks in the supply chain and avoid trade in conflict minerals (OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas).”…

2021-2024 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN 5. Ministry of Finance Implementation of the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas   The practices identified above (related to the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of…

3.2 Responsible business conduct Integrating And Managing The Finding From Due Diligence Process And Risk Analyses [page 34]: The 19th principle concerns how companies should follow up the findings of the impact assessments: 19. In order to prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises should integrate the findings from their impact assessments across…

3.1 An active role for the government [page 14] “As the government pointed out in its policy letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ and as is discussed under point 3 below on due diligence, the challenge in the next few years will be timely identification of risks in Dutch companies’ supply chains. The government wants to work…