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I. The State Obligation to Protect Human Rights [page 11] France adheres to all the instruments that are part of the international business and human rights framework, and is present in all relevant forums (the United Nations–UN, the International Labour Organization–ILO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development–OECD, the European Union–EU, the Council of Europe,…

Action point 1.5 (p. 11): “Each entity part of the Working Group, according to their operational plan, will define their training plan on this matter and will encourage the learning management in order to guarantee the continuation of the execution of the actions of this Plan. The inter-institutional training processes will be promoted for a…

VI. Culture of Human Rights and peace-building in the business sector Two political agendas working together [page 18] 6.1 The Council to the President for Human Rights, within the following year of this Plan being launched, will encourage business to define and publicly disclose their political commitment to respect human rights.

Pillar II. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 28] (…)By preparing the National Action Plan for implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the government administration is sending a clear signal to entrepreneurs, pointing out that the obligation to apply the UN Guiding Principles is the best way…

I. Statement of Commitment [page 5] (…)Encourage companies, also in view of the updating of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development, in line with the commitments undertaken with the Agenda 2030 and the role that the private sector will be called to play in its implementation, to voluntarily commit themselves at national, regional and international…

Introduction [page 5] The Netherlands encourages the business community to respect human rights. The aim is to prevent companies from abusing human rights either directly or within supply chains…The guiding principle is that businesses have a social responsibility to apply the same human rights norms both in the Netherlands and elsewhere. Current policy [page 9]…

II. Objectives and Measures Objective 2. Promoting corporate responsibility and respect in the field of business and human rights [pages 7-8] B. Government measures encouraging business enterprises to secure respect for human rights 1. National Responsible Business Award– annual initiative lunched and implemented by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour together with the UN…

3. Expectations towards companies and support services [page 23] The central objective of the UN principles is to promote companies’ voluntary commitment to following international human rights norms. Human rights are universally recognised, which means that following them in business activities does not depend on the ability and/or willingness of states to meet their human…

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  The UNGP distinguish between three types of adverse human rights impacts on the part of business enterprises: Business enterprises may abuse human rights through their own activities. Business enterprises may…

Preface [page 6] “Companies must integrate social responsibility in their core business.” 2. State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.3 Actions taken [pages 11 and 13] Danish Government’s expectations to companies “In the National Action plan for CSR, the Danish Government sets out clear expectations to Danish companies that they must take responsibility to respect…

The Government’s expectations of business enterprises [page 9] Business enterprises have an independent responsibility under the UN Guiding Principles to respect human rights by developing a public strategy or policy, exercising due diligence and helping to ensure a consultation and remediation process for individuals and communities affected by their activities. The responsibility to respect human…

The UK 2013 NAP UK’ companies responsibilities to respect human rights Government expectations of business Many companies have already made the link between their business activity and respect for human rights; many already have human rights policies woven into their objectives and operations. Other companies, which consider human rights unfamiliar territory, are already addressing some…

Facilitating RBC by Companies [page 17] The U.S. government encourages businesses to treat tools like the OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles as a floor rather than a ceiling for implementing responsible business practices, and to recognise that implementing RBC should be a continuing process. The U.S. government is supportive of company efforts to…

Foreword [page 3] Its aim is to support Swedish businesses in transforming the UN Guiding Principles into concrete action. The plan sends a clear message about the Government’s expectations of modern business: successful and competitive companies of the future are those that make human rights and corporate social responsibility part of their core business. Consumers, investors…

II. Business’s responsibility to respect human rights Proposal for Action No.8 [page 38] Actions Underway France encourages and enhances the commitments made by businesses to respect internationally recognised human rights standards. -Frances encourages businesses to adhere to the UN Global Compact or other voluntary initiatives such as ISO 26000 or the Voluntary Principles on Security…

STATUS IN BELGIUM/ACTIONS ENGAGED: In Section 4 “Scope of the action plan” p.7: In the introduction it is stated that “the NAP aims to stimulate companies (active in Belgium and abroad) and international companies active in Belgium to respect and promote human rights both within their own enterprise and in their sphere of influence.” And,…

Introduction [page 3] Colombia is strongly committed to protecting and respecting human rights. For over ten years a large number of initiatives have been developed in the country by the State and by the enterprises, which shows that human rights are a key element in business. II. The State as an economic actor [page 12] Colombia…