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United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP13. The UK 2016 updated NAP The UK 2016 updated NAP does not contain a reference to GP13.
Sweden
2. The corporate responsibility to respect [page 13] The Government’s clear expectation is that companies operating in Sweden or abroad respect human rights in all their activities. This means that their business activity should not cause, contribute or be linked to human rights abuses, not least in conflict-affected areas, and that they should act to…
Belgium
PLANNED ACTIONS: Action point 1, Elaborer une boîte à outils destinée aux entreprises et organisations concernant les droits de l’Homme [Develop a toolkit for companies and organizations on human rights], presents the action of developing, in collaboration with experts and its main human rights stakeholders and organizations, a toolbox that will help companies prevent human…
Switzerland
4. Position of the Federal Council on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 4.3 The position and expectations of the Federal Council [page 7] The corporate responsibility to respect human rights refers to internationally recognised human rights. These include the human rights and principles rooted in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human…
Norway
3.1 Responsibility to respect human rights Companies’ responsibility to respect human rights [page 31] Internationally recognised human rights’ are those set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the two 1966 International Covenants, on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and on Political and Civil Rights, and the ILO core conventions. In some…
United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP12. The UK 2016 updated NAP The UK 2016 updated NAP does not contain a reference to GP12.
Belgium
STATUS IN BELGIUM/ACTIONS ENGAGED: The introduction describes that international organizations such as the ILO and OECD have developed a series of tools to support companies that aim at taking positive action towards matters of human rights. It also mentions the ISO26000 and UNGC. At the EU-level the introduction presents the directive 2014/95/UE concerning non-financial reporting…
