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The Lithuanian NAP makes reference to impact assessments, but only in the context of impact assessments conducted by the state on regulatory proposals. Objective 1: ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights A. Legislative measures [page 2] 1. “Improvement of the legislative process … Law on Legislative Framework of the Republic of…

The Italian NAP makes no explicit reference to human rights impact assessments.

1. Introduction [page 3] “The legal system of the Federal Republic of Germany contains numerous instruments that are focused primarily on the protection of human rights. They are binding on all enterprises. Where the business operations of an enterprise have an international dimension, procedures for identifying any actual or potential adverse impact on the human…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 6. The Council of Europe [page 17] The political declaration supporting the UN Guiding Principles was adopted in April 2014 and the Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 on human rights and business was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 2 March…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan “The identification and management of human rights problems has been recognised as a challenge in companies operating at the international level. As a rule, Finnish companies deal responsibly with human rights issues and support their implementation. Despite this fact,…

The Danish NAP highlights human rights impacts, reporting on these impacts, and due diligence requirements across all chapters. However the NAP makes no explicit reference to a ‘human rights impact assessment’. This can be seen in the three examples highlighted below. Appendix 1, GP 3c Initiatives taken or planned as a dedicated measure to implement…

Action point 17 Advocate for strengthening the integration of sustainable development (including human rights) in free trade agreements Plaider au niveau de la Belgique pour le renforcement de l’intégration du développement durable (y compris des droits de l’Homme) dans les accords de libre échange This point explains that free trade agreement negotiations at the EU-level…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

The U.S. NAP makes no reference to investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

The UK 2016 NAP makes no explicit reference to investment treaties or ISDS.

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 9 The federal government enters into economic agreements with other States or with business enterprises. They include bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements, free trade agreements and agreements governing investment projects. The…

Annex: Measures taken [page 21] The State as actor “Sweden has pushed for the inclusion of references to CSR in the chapters on sustainability in the EU’s bilateral and regional trade agreements, investment agreements and partnership and cooperation agreements.” Annex: Measures planned [page 29] Trade promotion “Sweden will act to ensure that the EU includes…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar II: The corporate responsibility to respect human rights  4. Investment strategy and an ideal investor’s profile [page 31 – 32]: The development of the objectives of the Investment Strategy and investment support tools, including the amendment of the Programme for Supporting Investments of Significant Importance for the Polish Economy in…

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.8 Free-trade Agreements and Investment Contracts [page 26]: States should maintain adequate domestic policy space to meet their human rights obligations when pursuing business-related policy objectives with other States or business enterprises, for instance through investment treaties or contracts. Responsible management [page 22]: Through the Government Pension…

3.2 Policy coherence Trade and investment agreements [page 20-21] “Incorporating the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles in trade and investment agreements was one of the suggestions made during the consultations. The government is committed to including clear provisions on the relationship between trade, investment and sustainability in trade and investment agreements. Within the EU,…

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)

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…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 7. The European Union (EU) [page 17] … It also promoted the inclusion of social, environmental and governance standards in trade and investment agreements … 8. Trade and Investment Agreements [page 19] In its 2013 opinion, the CNCDH underlined that “the need for coherence should guide…

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 participates and actively influences the work related to human rights and CSR questions that is carried out in the OECD, for instance, by being involved in drafting and updating…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Protection of human rights through state regulation and policy [page 12] “Together with more than 40 countries Denmark adheres to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises.” Appendix 1, GP 4 Status in Denmark (initiatives implemented before the UN ratification of the Guiding Principles) [page 28] “In…