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 1. Global development and CSR [page 12]: Globalisation is therefore a basically positive process, and over the last 20 years Norway has benefited from global trade. (…) Although Europe and the Nordic countries are our most important trading partners, trade with and investment in Asia, South America and Africa are growing. 1.1 Developing an international…

Outcome 2.1: Enhance the Value of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives on RBC New Actions [page 14] “Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge: USAID’s Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge recently selected sixteen Prize Winners and four Grand Prize Winners who submitted the most creative, innovative, and promising science and technology solutions to combat terrestrial and marine wildlife crime, with a focus…

2. Current policy [page 9] “As the government pointed out in A World to Gain,its policy document on aid and trade, International Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) is a prerequisite for sustainable, inclusive growth.” 3.1 An active role for the government [page 15-16] Human rights and trade missions “For many of the people interviewed, raising the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction  1. History of the initiative [page 5]: The Plan also aims to take into account the principles of corporate social responsibility in EU trade and investment agreements. In the above-mentioned document, the European Union and its Member States declared that they would develop national action plans for practical implementation of…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no reference to trade.

The UK 2016 Updated NAP refers to Human rights defenders several times: In the introduction the NAP 2016 states that [paragraph 2, page 2]: “The National Action Plan contained a commitment to bring out an updated version. This update allows us to: (…) support the role Government can play in supporting human rights defenders in…

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…

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 6: Business enterprises and human rights defenders Companies should take on board the concerns of stakeholders, including human rights defenders [HRDs], who may be affected by their activities….

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 shall bring forward questions related to human rights in international trade and development organisations and direct its support to programs related to business and human rights as part of Finland’s…

Appendix 1, GP 7 Status in Denmark (initiatives implemented before the UN ratification of the Guiding Principles) [page 30] “Besides following the government regulations with respect to export promotion, trade policy and political imposed trade sanctions and export controls, the EKF has initiated the development of a model that provides an over view of the business…

The Swedish NAP includes measures related to whistle-blowers, but none on human rights defenders. 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 … Introduce guidelines on internal whistleblowing” 3 Access to remedy…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights 5. Planned changes in national legislation Regulations on so-called whistle-blowers [page 25] Efforts to regulate the position of so-called whistle-blowers will continue. Without changes in the sphere of the law and awareness, it will not be possible to realistically improve the situation…