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Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 21] B. Operational Principles The State-business nexus Guiding Principle 5 Italy is committed to ensure that business enterprises that:… ii) receive support, benefit from services from Government agencies…, operate in full compliance with human rights enshrined in domestic legislation, international regulations and standards, and soft law…
France
I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 1. The United Nations (UN) [page 12] Most international CSR standards refer to the UN instruments that are part of what is known as the “International Bill of Human Rights”, … Under this charter, States have an obligation to protect all human rights, which…
Finland
1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.1 Human rights in Finnish legislation [page 13-14] “…on an international level states implement human rights conventions differently. This affects international business activities and their regulation. The international preparation and development of the UN principles deal with the legal regulation of cross-border business activities. The concept of…
Switzerland
5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 5.7 Pillar 1: state duty to protect 5.7.3 The State-business nexus [page 24] Guiding Principle 5 Guiding Principle 5 concerns situations in which private business enterprises provide services on behalf of the federal government. The requirements that the federal government sets for these enterprises draw on…
Denmark
2. State Duty to Protect 2.4. Planned Actions Increasing the use of labour and social clauses in public contracts [page 16] Part of the foundation of the Danish labour market model is that work performed in Denmark must be performed on Danish pay and working conditions. In this, the authorities hold an important role in…
Denmark
2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.1 UNGPs on the state duty to protect [page 10] “The state can protect human rights by (not exhaustive): Enforcing laws (including law with extraterritorial implications) that enable rather than constrain businesses to respect human rights. …” 2.3 Actions taken Extraterritorial legislation [page 15] “Direct extraterritorial legislation and…
Norway
2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.4 Competitive tendering for public services [page 25] (…) Examples of public services subject to competitive tendering that may have consequences for human rights are the operation of asylum reception centres, hospitals and schools. The state may also be held responsible for human rights violations if these…
Belgium
Action point 5 Ensure the dissemination of the toolbox and brochure on grievance mechanisms among Belgian representatives abroad and raise awareness of the issue Assurer la diffusion de la boîte à outils et de la brochure sur les mécanismes de réparation parmi les représentants belges à l’étranger et sensibiliser ceux-ci à la question This point…
United Kingdom
The UK 2013 NAP The UK 2013 NAP does not contain a reference to GP5. The UK 2016 updated NAP The UK 2016 updated NAP does not contain a reference to GP5.
Belgium
Action point 13 Strengthen and monitor the respect for human rights in public procurement Renforcer et contrôler le respect des droits de l’Homme dans les marchés publics The federal government states that the Working Group on Sustainable Public Procurement of the Interdepartmental Commission for Sustainable Development will examine how to strengthen and optimize the integration…
Belgium
PLANNED ACTIONS: The principle is mainly covered in one action point, Action point 13 on public procurement. Action point 13, Renforcer et contrôler le respect des droits de l’Homme dans les marchés publics [Strengthen and monitor the respect for human rights in public procurement], covers specific plans for the federal governments as well as all…
U.S.
Collaborating with Stakeholders [page 13] “Agencies within the U.S. government have been catalysts for and participants in several MSIs, including providing start-up funding for the formation of the Fair Labor Association, which comprises companies across several sectors as well as academic, civil society, and other participants; facilitating the launch of, and acting as a leading…
Colombia
II. The State as an economic actor Including human rights in the State’s business activity [page 13] To this end: 2.5 The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and its entities (PROCOLOMBIA) will work to make the Colombian enterprises observe the human rights standards and will strive for incentives in the international market.
Poland
Pillar II. The Corporate responsibility to respect human rights 4. Investment strategy and an ideal investor’s profile [page 31-33] The development of the objectives of the Investment Strategy and investment support tools, including the amendment of the Programme for Supporting Investments of Significant Importance for the Polish Economy in 2011-2023, constitutes one of the measures…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 21] B. Operational Principles The State-business nexus Guiding Principle 4 States have particular duties with respect to companies that they own or control and should take additional steps in relation to their duty to protect: states have the means to ensure that policies and regulations respecting…