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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 10 Measure 19: Promotion of respect for human rights and labour standards within financial institutions As part of its involvement in international financial institutions, Switzerland actively promotes the systematic reinforcement of ESG…

Annex: Measures taken [page 22] The State as actor “Following support from Sweden and other countries, the Board of Governors of the World Bank decided in 2011 that the regulations on social and environmental standards that the Bank applies to business loans provided via its private sector body the International Finance Corporation (IFC) should include…

2021-2024 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Appendix 1 (information material prepared by the Ministry of Justice) Trainings 1. Topic: Claims under bank agreements, reference No C23/21 Specific issues discussed during the training include, among others: judicial control of the content of credit agreements, abusive clauses in credit agreements and their consequences, foreign currency denominated and indexed credits,…

2. The State duty to protect human rights Responsible Management [page 22]. “Through the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN), Norway has financial investments both in Norway and the world at large. The role of the Fund is that of a financial investor, and the overriding objective is to…

3.1 An active role for the government The OECD Guidelines Proactive Agenda [page 15] “The Proactive Agenda was added to the OECD Guidelines in 2011 to elucidate the guidelines for specific sectors or situations, together with all the countries involved. In the context of the Agenda, the OECD is working with the financial sector on…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to the finance and banking sector.

II. Premises a) Introduction “the role of the institutions is crucial in terms of comparison and horizontal collaboration both internally (at the central level and in the European Delegations) and externally (with development banks and international financial institutions) and in the dialogue with Member States” (p. 9) IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments a)…

III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights Procedure for the identification of actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights [page 9-10] “The consideration of potentially adverse impacts on human rights is a continuous task that accompanies work processes and, in particular, is performed with a sectoral focus. It should…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework Actions Underway [page 16] France actively contributes to OECD activities in the field of responsible business conduct, particularly its work on due diligence (in the textile and finance sectors) and reinforcing the OECD Guidelines to mark their 40th anniversary (from June 2016 onwards).  …

The Finnish NAP makes no direct reference to the finance or banking sector.

Appendix 1, GP 4 Status in Denmark (initiatives implemented before the UN ratification of the Guiding Principles) [page 28] “In 2008 the state financing fund, Vækstfonden, has committed to adhere to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The Export Credit Agency (EKF), the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) and Investment Fund for Central and Eastern Europe)…

Action point 11 Ensure better coordination between federal and regional authorities in order to integrate criteria relating to human rights and socially responsible entrepreneurship in public aid Assurer une meilleure coordination entre les autorités fédérales et régionales afin d’intégrer des critères relatifs aux droits de l’Homme et à l’entrepreneuriat socialement responsable dans les aides publiques…

There is no mention of extraterritorial jurisdiction in the U.S. NAP. The NAP itself “focuses on U.S. government initiatives relating to the conduct of U.S. enterprises operating abroad”. [page 6]

The UK 2016 Updated NAP mentions extraterritoriality while discussing the existing UK legal and policy frameworks in section devoted to the State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights [page 6]: “The UK is subject to international human rights obligations under customary international law and as a result of the international legal instruments we have signed and…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.3 Pillar 3: access to remedy   2.3.1 Foundational principle Guiding Principle 25 The Federal Council also acknowledges its responsibility to facilitate access to Swiss grievance mechanisms where business enterprises based in Switzerland are involved in human rights abuses abroad, and those affected in the…

1 The State duty to protect human rights [page 11] “States should also set out the expectation that all business enterprises domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction respect human rights throughout their operations.” Criminal law provisions to protect human rights “Sweden has a number of criminal law provisions for the protection of human rights regardless…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Appendix I: International non-binding mechanisms and international legal framework in force in Poland in relation to business and human rights International legal framework in force in Poland [page 56] “In international law, there are no treaty provisions that impose obligations on international enterprises to respect human rights and make them liable for…

The Norwegian NAP makes no direct reference to extraterritoriality.