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The three pillars of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [page 6] (…)The action plan is also an important part of the Government’s heightened ambitions for foreign trade, through the export strategy, CSR and other areas. It is an equally important part of the Government’s relaunch of its Policy for Global Development…

Annex 1: Overview of the implementation of the state duty to protect GP10 State Duty to Protect [page 32] States, when acting as members of multilateral institutions that deal with business related issues, should: Seek to ensure that those institutions neither restrain the ability of their member States to meet their duty to protect nor…

The Lithuanian NAP does not make an explicit reference to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Czech NAP does not make an explicit reference to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Objectives of the National Action Plan [page 4] The Federal Government attaches great importance to worldwide protection and promotion of human rights. The European Commission, in its Communication of 2011 entitled “A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility”, called on all EU Member States to develop their own national action plans for the…

I. Guidelines and General Principles “Italy’s second National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPBHR) aims to be an evolving and increasingly effective functional tool in light of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, and the contextual challenges that arise at the global level. (…) the second Italian NAP-BHR intends to strengthen…

Introduction [page 4] … The United Nations Guiding Principles are a universal road-map supporting the creation of rules to make businesses accountable in the human rights field. Their unanimous adoption was a key step towards acting on the observation that, if human development is to be sustainable in a globalized world, both public and private…

1 Introduction 1.5 Policy, strategy and action plan coherence The NAP assists Switzerland in its efforts to achieve the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production…

Pillar 1. State duty to respect human rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.5 [page 32] The Ministry of Social Development will: Through the Division of Public-Private Cooperation, include the focus on business, human rights and sustainable development in training activities about Public Incentives to Benefit Social…

II. Antecedents and Context [page 8] Within the framework of the United Nations, it is necessary to mention the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approved by Resolution 70/1 of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25, 2015. This Resolution, of universal nature, marks the objectives of social, economic, and environmental nature in order…

The National Action Plan Collaborating with Stakeholders Outcome 2.1: Enhance the value of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives on RBC Ongoing commitments Sustainable Development Goals [page 16]: The 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals) establish an ambitious framework to make progress on many of the fundamental social, economic, and…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar II: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights 1. Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda) [page 29] The concept of responsible development as the basis for the Responsible Development Plan and the Strategy for Responsible Development is consistent with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted…

The UK 2016 NAP does not make an explicit reference to Development finance institutions.

The UK 2016 Updated NAP 2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Examples of wide ranging legislation protecting human rights in the business context include… the Data Protection Act 1998 which applies to companies and ensures respect for the privacy of individuals. Actions taken [page 9] To…

The UK 2016 Updated NAP 2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Government commitments [page 11] Consider new project activity on raising awareness and tackling the negative impacts of business activity, including on the human rights of groups like…persons with disabilities…,by tasking our diplomatic missions in countries…

The UK 2016 NAP The UK 2016 Updated NAP does not make an explicit reference to State-Owned Enterprises – PPP.

2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Government commitments [page 11] (viii) Continue to work through our embassies and high commissions to support human rights defenders working on issues related to business and human rights in line with EU Guidelines on human rights defenders. 4. Access to…

The UK 2016 NAP 2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Government commitments [page 9] (viii) Continue to work through our embassies and high commissions to support human rights defenders working on issues related to business and human rights in line with EU Guidelines on human rights…

The UK 2016 Updated NAP 2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Government commitments [page 11] (vi) Consider new project activity on raising awareness and tackling the negative impacts of business activity, including on the human rights of groups like indigenous peoples…by tasking our diplomatic missions in…

2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights The existing UK legal and policy framework Examples of wide ranging legislation protecting human rights in the business context include… the Data Protection Act 1998 which applies to companies and ensures respect for the privacy of individuals. Actions taken [page 9] To give effect to the UN…