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3.4 Transparency and reporting [page 30] Reporting “The government supports the growing number of international initiatives to promote transparency by means of tax disclosure. It takes an active part in discussions in the EU on a possible expansion of obligatory tax disclosure by companies operating internationally to include payments to countries where they are active….

Objective 1: ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights E. Measures related to international obligations [page 4] 2. “Accession to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. The aim is to create conditions for the ratification of the Convention following Lithuania’s accession to the OECD. To…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Administrative liability of companies “The Ministry of Justice has recently set up a working group with the CNPDS (National Centre for Prevention and Social Defence Foundation), Confindustria and Assonime (…) In particular, the working group intends to propose solutions to remedy the following critical aspects of the current…

1.2 Public procurement The current situation [page 22] “Following the reform of procurement law in 2016, with which three new EU procurement directives were transposed into German law, the new Part IV of the Restraints of Competition Act lays particular emphasis on observance of the law, especially taxation, labour and social legislation (sections 97(3) and…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan Ownership policy and social responsibility “Companies with a controlling interest held by the State assess the human rights risks of their own operations and those of their subcontractor chains, reporting on them and their own tax procedures. In doing…

The Danish NAP makes no explicit reference to tax.

The German NAP includes a chapter on due diligence and reference is made to due diligence throughout the NAP. III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights [page 7-12] “With regard to corporate respect for human rights, the Federal Government expects all enterprises to introduce the process of corporate due diligence…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan Legislative report “A report on legislation pertaining to national and international business and human rights is to be drafted based on the principles stated in the UN Guiding Principles. The objective is to examine whether legislation corresponds with the…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.2 Recommendations from the Council for CSR on the state duty to protect [page 10-11] “In November 2011, the Danish Council for CSR started working on recommendations to the Government on how the UNGPs on the state duty to protect could be implemented. The council finished its work in…

Action point 1 Develop a toolkit for companies and organizations on human rights Elaborer une boîte à outils destinée aux entreprises et organisations concernant les droits de l’Homme This point 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…

Outcome 1.2: Utilize U.S. Law, Multilateral Agreements, and Diplomacy to Promote and Enforce High Standards New Actions [page 9] “Enhanced Enforcement of U.S. Laws Relating to Forced Labor or Convict Labor: As a result of the February 2016 enactment by the President of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, the U.S. government…

The UK 2016 NAP refers to trade in section Government commitments [page 11]: “The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: Support the EU commitment to consider the possible human rights impacts of free trade agreements, including where these include investment protection provisions, and…

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 Measure 1: Rules on the export of war material and technologies for internet surveillance The manufacture, brokerage, export and transit of war material for recipients abroad will be authorised…

Foreword [page 3] “Business and respect for human rights go hand in hand and should be part of an active corporate social responsibility policy. Corporate social responsibility therefore plays an important role in both trade policy and export promotion. We are now developing a more ambitious policy for corporate social responsibility while working on an…