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The UK 2016 NAP states in the Introduction that [page 3-4]: “Companies understand the business case for respecting human rights and the benefits this brings. They understand that positive action, supported by due diligence, transparency and reporting can: – help to protect and enhance a company’s reputation and brand value; – safeguard and expand their customer base;…

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: … Reporting: Be transparent, i.e. report on and communicate the risks and opportunities facing the company, as well as its impact on society, both favourable and…

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.1 The state as legislator Amendments to EEA legislation [page 19] Small amendments to Norwegian legislation may be necessary in order to implement the expected new EEA rules corresponding to the new EU Directive (2014/95/EU) on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and…

3.4 Transparency and reporting [page 28-31] “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 yields, and that account needs to be taken…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to non-financial reporting.

III. Expectations towards business companies “The renewed and dynamic entrepreneurial approach is based on corporate governance structures to overcoming short-term financial advantages for environmental, social and human sustainability in the medium and long term in the context of the European Union’s initiatives on the circular economy, biodiversity and sustainable financial growth. At the same time,…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework [page 13] … France also chairs the Group of Friends of Paragraph 47 of the Rio+20 Declaration. This group promotes sustainable development reporting to better ensure that economic actors respect social, environmental, good governance and human rights standards. This group successfully advocated for reporting…

1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 16-17] NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING “On 18 April 2013, the European Commission made a proposal to amend the accounting directive for the disclosure of so-called non-financial information of certain large companies. The proposal shall be applied to companies of significant public interest with…

Action point 15 Incorporate the principle of “due diligence” into the management of the company, also in the terms of human rights Intégrer le principe de « diligence raisonnable » au sein des organismes de gestion de l’entreprise, également en matière de droits de l’Homme This action point focuses on due diligence. The NAP explains…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar III: Access to remedies Mediation in civil-, economic-, and individual labour-law [page 41]: The National Labour Inspectorate is an authority established in order to oversee and verify the observance of labour law, in particular occupational health and safety rules and regulations. During the implementation of its tasks, the National Labour…

Providing Access to Remedy [page 23] “As to remedies in the United States, the U.S. government will continue to help provide access to a grievance mechanism and the potential for remedy through its active USNCP for the OECD’s Specific Instance process and through the World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative.”

The UK 2016 NAP discusses non-judicial mechanism in the section titled Access to remedy for human rights abuses resulting from business activity [page 20]: “We also provide a number of state-based non-judicial mechanisms, including: The UK National Contact Point (NCP) which considers allegations of non-compliance by UK companies with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises….

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 also helped to establish the International Code of Conduct Association, which requires private security providers to uphold…

3 Access to remedy [page 15-17] Legal remedies provided by the State “According to the UN Guiding Principles, States have an obligation to provide effective remedies when a company has committed human rights abuses. These include both judicial and non-judicial mechanisms. … The different ombudsmen monitor compliance with human rights. Any person who feels that…

4. Access to Remedy [pages 40-41]: The 27th principle concerns public non-judicial grievance mechanisms: 27. States should provide effective and appropriate non-judicial grievance mechanisms, alongside judicial mechanisms, as part of a comprehensive State-based system for the remedy of business-related human rights abuse. Norway has a number of well-functioning institutions such as the Labour Inspection Authority, the…

3.5 Scope for Remedy [page 32-38] “The consultations showed that the government has a major role to play in creating scope for remedy to implement the 3rd pillar of the Ruggie Framework, and providing information on the matter. Suggestions varied from providing more information on existing access to remedy through the embassies, to promoting complaint…

Objective 3: ensuring access to effective remedy [page 10] A. Implemented measures 5. “Improvement of collective dispute regulation. The aims is to held discussions with social partners to determine the need for revision of provisions regulating collective bargaining and to encourage parties to establish a mechanism for settling disputes at company level.” B. Planned measures…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Internationalization of companies “The creation of remedial mechanisms – in terms of operational frameworks and procedures – to ensure access to justice for victims of human rights violations, as a result of the implementation of productive activities by companies, is one of the core goals of the UN…

III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights Grievance mechanism [page 11-12] “For the early identification of (actual or potential) adverse impacts, enterprises should either establish their own grievance procedures or play an active part in external procedures. Such procedures may, for example, be established by sectoral associations. The mechanism should…