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Pillar III Access to Effective Remedy “The UNGPs stipulate that a state’s obligation to protect against human rights abuses by companies includes the duty to take appropriate judicial, administrative, legislative or other steps to ensure that when such abuses occur within their territory or jurisdiction those affected have access to effective remedy. Remedy can include…

Pillar I Including ‘business and human rights’ in the Netherlands’ foreign policy Integrating responsibilities in conflict areas and fragile states into policy “The Netherlands is committed to collaborating with other donors and organisations in making joint analyses which include a gender dimension. An example here is Dutch investment in the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Conflict Affected…

Pillar I Central government procurement and private-sector instruments Private-sector instruments “Any business using the government’s international financing instruments or requesting any other support focussed on international entrepreneurship, will have to show that it adheres to the OECD Guidelines and implements due diligence on its international supply chain. This will also take into account the responsibility…

ACTION POINTS PILLAR 1 Aim Responsible party Timeline Combating Abuse of Migrant Workers Implement report by Migrant Worker Protection Task Force. Prevent abuse of migrant workers. SZW (coordinating ministry); Interministerial Project Team on Migrant Workers leads and monitor Annual report on EU labour migration to House of Representatives, reporting on progress on the various recommendations,…

Pillar 1 ACTION POINTS PILLAR 1 Aim Responsible party Timeline Central Government procurement Measure impact of SPP at all government levels. SPP impact monitor National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), commissioned by I&W, on behalf of other SPP ministries Biennial monitor p. 7. ACTION POINTS PILLAR 1 Aim Responsible party Timeline Protect…

The Dutch NAP makes no reference to the Energy sector.

Pillar 1 Central government procurement and private-sector instruments Private-sector instruments “Any business using the government’s international financing instruments or requesting any other support focussed on international entrepreneurship, will have to show that it adheres to the OECD Guidelines and implements due diligence on its international supply chain. This will also take into account the responsibility…

The Dutch NAP makes no reference to Data protection & privacy.

Pillar III Improving access to judicial mechanisms Criminal law “Criminal law includes penal provisions for the violations of specific RBC norms such as corruption, soil pollution, human trafficking and money laundering, as well as specific penalties for infringements of environmental legislation. In all cases the company’s duty of care is relevant to determining whether criminal…

The Dutch NAP makes no reference to Corporate law and corporate governance.

Pillar 1 Inclusion of ‘business and human rights’ in the Netherlands’ national policy Labour market policy and employment law “Migrant workers make a major contribution to the local and national economy. Various sectors, including agriculture and horticulture, construction and logistics, are dependent on migrant labour. …” p. 26. Development cooperation The Trade Union Co-financing Programme…

Pillar I Action point Pillar I Doing business in conflict areas and fragile states ACTION POINTS PILLAR 1 Aim Responsible party Timeline Doing business in conflict areas and fragile states Include the UNGPs and conflict sensitivity in the Multiannual Country Strategies (MACS) of embassies in fragile states, through dialogue between embassies, implementing organisations, the business…

Pillar I Development cooperation Sustainable trade with and investment in developing countries “The interests and specific circumstances of developing countries must be taken into account when drafting national, European and international agreements aimed at improving the sustainability of trade and investments. Examples include developing standards on deforestation and the climate, the circular economy, land use…

Part I – Rational Framework for the development, adoption and implementation of the NAP 1. International Context1.3. European Council (pg. 14) … On the basis of the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM / Rec (2016) on human rights and…

Part I – Rational Framework for the development, adoption and implementation of the NAP 1. International Context1.5. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (pg. 14) …Responsible business conduct is an important aspect for a well-functioning space of trade and international investment. The establishment of a responsible business environment is in the interest of…

Part III National Action Plan for the Implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 3. Government Response [Page 28] A preliminary observation allows for the identification of potential adverse human rights risks of certain commercial activities. This has been most notable in … the hotel and catering sector, partly because…

Introduction (pg. 8) …The Government, therefore, attaches particular importance to the implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 and, to that effect, presented a voluntary national report in July 2017 at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which took place in New York. The role played by Luxembourg at COP21 of the United Nations…

The Luxembourg NAP does not make an explicit reference to taxation.

Introduction (pg. 9) … The NAP is designed to complement the efforts of the Luxembourg Government towards the achievement of the SDGs by providing businesses with the information and means to enable them to respect human rights internally and throughout their economic value chains… Part I – Rational Framework for the development, adoption and implementation…

Part III – NAP 3. Government’s Response3.1. A dialogue with non-governmental actors (pg. 29) The proposed method of working to ensure the effective implementation of the Guiding Principles together with non-governmental actors builds on the guidance issued by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. Dialogue with all public and non-governmental actors…