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3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.2 Policy coherence [page 16] (…) The OECD Guidelines provide an overarching framework for what the Dutch government expects of companies in terms of ICSR. The Guidelines incorporate other relevant provisions such as the ILO labour standards and the UN Guiding Principles on business responsibility to respect….

II. Objectives and Measures Objective 2: promoting corporate responsibility and respect in the field of business and human rights  A. lmpłemented and on-going measures for the development of CSR in Lithuania [page 6] 3. The application of CRS principłes to the state-owned enterprises. One of the objectives of the CSR Programme approved by the Government…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan Ownership policy and social responsibility [page 5] In State ownership steering, companies are required to observe human rights responsibly and transparently both within their own organisations and in subcontractor chains, in full accordance with the UN Principles. The State…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights  5.7 Pillar 1: state duty to protect  5.7.3 The State-business nexus  Guiding Principle 4 [page 22] Guiding Principle 4 concerns the activities of business enterprises that are owned or controlled by the federal government (referred to below as federal government-associated businesses), or which receive considerable support…

2. State Duty to Protect 2.3 Actions Taken Companies owned or controlled by the State [page 13] In 2008 the Danish Government introduced a statutory CSR reporting requirement which obligates all state-owned public limited companies irrespective of their sizes to report on CSR in the management’s review in their annual reports (GP 4). The same…

2.The State duty to protect human rights 2.3 State ownership and practice for supporting the business sector [pages 21-24] Direct state ownership in multinational enterprises is relatively extensive in Norway. We also have the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, which is invested in around 9000 enterprises worldwide. State ownership In…

The UK 2013 NAP The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights  The existing UK legal and policy framework Actions taken iii) negotiated and agreed the OECD 2012 Common Approaches, including a requirement for Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) to take into account not only potential environmental impacts but also social impacts, which is defined to include…

The National Action Plan Leading by example Outcome 1.4: Conducting Due Diligence in U.S. Development Funding and Trade Finance [page 12] New Actions  Enhancing Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Standards: OPIC and EXIM will enhance existing procedures and standards that require companies receiving their support to implement…

1. The State Duty to protect  The State’s role in protecting human rights [page 9] (…) In its role as owner, the State acts to ensure that state-owned companies set a good example in the area of CSR and that their conduct in general instils public confidence, for example by striving to comply with international…

I. The State Obligation to Protect Human Rights Proposal for Action No.4 Actions Underway The State is committed to ensuring that businesses in which it holds shares respect human rights and the environment. 13. The Role of Public Agencies [pages 27-30] In a 2013 opinion, the CNCDH recommended that the State adopt “measures designed to…

PLANNED ACTIONS: In the context of Action point 11, Assurer une meilleure coordination entre les autorités fédérales et régionales afin d’intégrer des critères relatifs aux droits de l’Homme et l’entrepreneuriat socialement responsable dans les aides publiques [Ensure better coordination between federal and regional authorities in order to integrate human rights and social responsible entrepreneurship into…

II. The State as an economic actor Including human rights in the State’s business activity [pages 13-22] To such end: 2.6 The Ministry of Environment, jointly with the National Authority for Environmental Permits, will strengthen the existence of respect for human rights requirements regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment of companies, and the Business Social Risk…

Pillar I. The State Duty to Protect human rights [pages 8-20] National law identifies areas of fundamental human rights at work, as specified in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: Prohibition of forced or compulsory labour Referring to the prohibition of this type of work, it should be noted that, although…

IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 13] A. Foundational Principles Guiding Principle 3: The Italian Government is strongly committed to the protection of human rights and to prevent and redress abuses committed by companies and therefore: i) takes appropriate steps to boost and facilitate the enforcement of laws aimed at requiring the…

Current policy [page 9] (…) In its letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ the government identifies its tasks in relation to ICSR. They are: to ensure that CSR frameworks are as clear as possible and that companies are informed about them; to promote a level playing field for Dutch business;… to hold other government authorities to account…