Search Results:

The UK 2013 NAP provides in relation to New Actions planned that [page 12]: “The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: (xi) Instruct our embassies and high commissions to support human rights defenders working on issues related to business and human rights in…

The UK NAP does not make an explicit reference to health and social care.

The UK 2013 NAP in the section on Actions taken notes that [page 9]: “To give effect to the UN Guiding Principles … : …We will also continue to help develop, and monitor implementation of, OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High-Risk Areas. The Government will also continue to encourage…

The UK 2013 NAP in the section on New Actions planned states [page 11]: “The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: (vi) Promote new project activity on raising awareness and tackling the negative impacts of business activity, including on the human rights of…

The UK 2013 NAP does not make a direct or explicit reference to the Garment, Textile and Footwear Sector.

4. Position of the Federal Council on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights4.3 The position and expectations of the Federal Council [page 8]: Depending on the circumstances, business enterprises must also observe additional standards concerning particularly vulnerable population groups (cf. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Guideline 40). These include, for example, the…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights [page 9]: The Federal Council regards the implementation of the UNGP as an ongoing process which must adapt to shifting challenges, and will also make a key contribution to preventing any conflicts of objectives between Switzerland’s human rights and foreign trade policies – or to resolving…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights5.6. Relation to the Federal Council position paper on CSR [page 12] The federal government’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is set out in the Federal Council’s CSR position paper on corporate social and environmental responsibility31. The CSR position paper addresses a very broad spectrum of…

4. Position of the Federal Council on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights4.2 The Swiss context [page 6]: Many Swiss companies are currently having to tackle a large number of challenges simultaneously: securing their competitiveness on the international markets, against the backdrop of the strong franc and the implementation of Corporate Tax Reform…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights5.7 Pillar 1: state duty to protect5.7.2 Operational Principles: Legislative and Information Policy Measures Guiding Principle 3 [page 18]PI8 Guidelines for business enterprises on implementing the UNGP In the agricultural and food sector, the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation…

The UK 2013 NAP notes the importance of ‘personal freedom’ and ‘democratic freedoms’ in the Ministerial Forward.

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights5.7 Pillar I: state duty to protect5.7.3 The State-business nexusGuiding Principle 4 [pages 22-24] 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 and services from…

The UK 2013 NAP makes no direct reference to slavery or forced labour.

The United Kingdom NAP does not make a direct or explicit reference to the Fisheries and Aquaculture sectors.

The UK 2013 NAP makes no reference to finance and banking.

The UK 2013 NAP states in the chapter on The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights in relation to The existing UK legal and policy framework that [page 8]: “The UK is subject to international human rights obligations under customary international law and as a result of the international legal instruments we have signed and…

The UK 2013 NAP in the section on Further actions planned [page 15] states: “We will: … (ii) encourage trade associations/sector groupings of companies to develop guidance relevant to their members’ sector of activity on developing human rights policies and processes, including due diligence. There is generic guidance online about doing this e.g. at the…

The UK 2013 NAP notes in relation to Actions Taken that [page 10]: “To give effect to the UN Guiding Principles, we have: … (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…

The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework The relevant legal framework in the UK includes employment regulations that require companies not to discriminate against employees on grounds of sex, race, sexual orientation and religious belief, and environmental regulations. New actions planned The Government will do the following to…

The UK 2013 NAP does not make an explicit reference to Environment and Climate Change.