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USA – Security sector
Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Table 1: Expanding Engagement and Coordination on Responsible Business Conduct Commitments The Department of State will “leverage its Chairship (Chair through May 2025) of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPI) to make meaningful governance reforms and expand membership of the Initiative to include other…
USA – Public procurement
Section II: Priority Areas of the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct… “2. Priority Area (2) Strengthening Respect for Human Rights in Federal Procurement Policies and Processes: […] Through this NAP, the USG commits to strengthen implementation of the existing regulations that prohibit human trafficking, trafficking-related activity, and forced or indentured child labor. To…
USA – Persons with disabilities
The US NAP does not address this issue.
USA – OECD National Contact Points (NCPs)
Section II: Priority Areas of the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct… • State: State will enable stakeholders to seek resolution of RBC issues by strengthening the U.S. National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines through increased stakeholder engagement, including creating a new advisory body; proposing changes to the NCP’s confidentiality policy and…
USA – Non-judicial grievance mechanisms
Section II: Priority Areas of the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct… Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Table 3: Access to Remedy Commitments (See NCP elements in the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) breakdown) The Department of the Treasury will “advocate for an effective remedy system at multilateral banks, including IFC and…
USA – Non-financial reporting
Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Table 1: Expanding Engagement and Coordination on Responsible Business Conduct Commitments The Department of State will “evaluate and assess the impact of potential approaches to implementing RBC Reporting Requirements, which would build on previous models of public reporting related to HRDD and RBCrelated issues. The United States and…
USA – NHRIs / Ombudspersons
The US NAP does not address this issue.
USA – Migrant workers
Section I: Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence… The U.S. Government Expectations for Businesses on Human Rights Due Diligence “[…] the USG expects businesses to account for populations that face disproportionate impacts of business activity in conducting HRDD. Best practice dictates developing policies to protect HRDs and taking steps to prevent reprisals against defenders. Throughout…
USA – Judicial remedy
Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments … Table 5: Workers’ Rights Commitments “CBP and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Center for Countering Human Trafficking’s newly established Forced Labor Investigations Unit, will improve information sharing with the aim to increase the number of WROs and Findings as well as criminal investigations into allegations of forced…
USA – Investment treaties and ISDS
The US NAP does not explicitly address this issue.
USA – Indigenous Peoples
Section I: Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence… The U.S. Government Expectations for Businesses on Human Rights Due Diligence “[…] the USG expects businesses to account for populations that face disproportionate impacts of business activity in conducting HRDD. Best practice dictates developing policies to protect HRDs and taking steps to prevent reprisals against defenders. Throughout…
USA – ICT and electronics sector
Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Technology (p.25-29) “As a leader in scientific development, technological progress, and business innovation, the United States plays a critical role in advancing respect for democracy and human rights in the design, development, governance, and use of technology and continues to work to advance an open, interoperable, secure, and…
USA – Human rights impact assessments
The US NAP does not explicitly address this issue.
USA – (Mandatory) HR due diligence
Context “[…] the USG developed novel approaches to promoting RBC. The United States […] passed groundbreaking legislation such as the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), […].” (p.4) Section I: Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence The U.S. Government Approach to Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence “[…] Shifting to the present, the UFLPA, signed…
USA – Human rights defenders and whistle-blowers
Section I: Responsible Business Conduct … “In addition, the USG expects businesses to account for populations that face disproportionate impacts of business activity in conducting HRDD. Best practice dictates developing policies to protect HRDs and taking steps to prevent reprisals against defenders.” (p.10) The US government has already released U.S. Guidance for Online Platforms on…
USA – Health and social care
Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Table 2: Procurement Commitments The Department of Health and Human Services will “work with industry partners, civil society, unions, individuals with lived experience, and other subject matter experts to develop and make available a suite of sector-specific tools, including online training, recommendations, model policies, and a resource portal,…
USA – Guidance to business
Section II: Priority Areas of the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct… Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments… Table 1: Expanding Engagement and Coordination on Responsible Business Conduct Commitments The Department of State will “leverage its Chairship (Chair through May 2025) of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPI) to…
USA – Gender and women’s rights
Section I: Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence… The U.S. Government Expectations for Businesses on Human Rights Due Diligence “[…] the USG expects businesses to account for populations that face disproportionate impacts of business activity in conducting HRDD. Best practice dictates developing policies to protect HRDs and taking steps to prevent reprisals against defenders. Throughout…