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The National Action Plan Leading by example Outcome 1.1: Promoting RBC Globally Ongoing commitments and initiatives Promotion of Robust Safeguards at the World Bank and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs) [page 9]: The U.S. government will continue to play a leading role in encouraging strong safeguard and sustainability policies across multilateral development banks and other IFIs….

The National Action Plan Recognising positive performance Outcome 4.1: Recognize RBC Best Practices Promoting Human Rights in the ICT Sector [page 22]: The impact and importance of business conduct in the ICT sector has grown as social, commercial, educational, and recreational interactions increasingly take place online. State, working with other agencies and stakeholders, will develop a…

The US NAP does not make an explicit reference to Persons with Disabilities.

The National Action Plan Leading by example Outcome 1.2: Utilise US law, Multilateral agreements, and diplomacy to promote and enforce high standards Ongoing commitments and initiatives Free Trade Agreements [page 9]: The United States has sought to promote the role that governments can play in encouraging companies to engage in RBC in the context of 21st…

Introduction Purpose of the NAP [page 5] The U.S. government recognises that environmental issues are also integral to RBC and are affected by, and have an impact on, many of these areas. Therefore, environmental issues are addressed in this document to the extent that they overlap with RBC. The Obama Administration’s environmental objectives are comprehensively…

Introduction Purpose of the NAP [page 5] The NAP focuses on a broad range of issues including but not limited to: human rights…land tenure and property rights… The National Action Plan Leading by example Outcome 1.4: Conducting Due Diligence in U.S. Development Funding and Trade Finance New Actions Land Tenure in Development Assistance Activities [page…

Introduction Purpose of the NAP [page 5] The NAP focuses on a broad range of issues including but not limited to:…human rights, the rights of indigenous peoples… The National Action Plan Facilitating RBC by Companies Outcome 3.3: Capacity Building and Technical Support to Promote Enabling Environments New Actions Stakeholder Engagement in Extractive Industries in East…

Annex II: Key domestic executive orders and regulatory efforts Executive order [page 26] Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity” (E.O. 13672) prohibits covered Federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against employees and job applicants employment on the basis of sexual orientation,…

Guiding Principle 4 Measure 1 “Within one year after the approval of this Plan, a Working Group will be created within the framework of the Strategic Plan for the Internationalization of the Spanish Economy, which will develop a specific Action Plan to examine the coherence of policies to support business internationalization, and its alignment with…

The Spanish NAP does not make an explicit reference to Data Protection and Privacy.

Guiding Principle 1 Spain is party to all of the main treaties on human rights and, specifically, to the following: … Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Guiding Principle 21 Measure 5 Likewise, an awareness-raising strategy will be carried out on how to avoid discriminatory practices in public and private companies (by distinction,…

Guiding Principle 4 Measure 1 Within one year after the approval of this Plan, a Working Group will be created within the framework of the Strategic Plan for the Internationalization of the Spanish Economy, which will develop a specific Action Plan to examine the coherence of policies to support business internationalization, and its alignment with…

II. Antecedents and Context [page 8] Finally, it is appropriate to refer in this context to the approval by the Council of Ministers, on October 24, 2014, of the Spanish Strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility; this concept considers the impact of companies on societies. Human rights are one of the elements that comprise Corporate Social…

The Spanish NAP makes no explicit reference to land.

Guiding Principle 1 … it should be noted that Spain is a party to ILO Convention No. 169 on Indigenous Peoples. Guiding Principle 21 Measure 6 Companies and vulnerable sectors will be informed about ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (1989), and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)….

Guiding Principle 1 Spain is party to all of the main treaties on human rights and, specifically, to the following: … the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination … the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women … Spain has also ratified the eight fundamental…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.3 The State-business nexus Guiding Principles 4 to 5 Measure 11: Human rights due diligence by public-private development partnerships As laid down in the Code of Conduct for Contractual Partners of the FDFA [Federal Department of Foreign…

The Swiss NAP does not make an explicit reference to Data Protection and Privacy.

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.2 Pillar 2: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights   2.2.1 Foundational principles Guiding Principles 11 to 15 The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights refers to internationally recognised human rights. … Depending on the circumstances, business enterprises must also observe additional…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.3 The State-business nexus Guiding Principles 4 to 5 Given the federal government’s direct influence on the activities of federal government-associated businesses, it has a particular obligation to ensure that these companies respect human rights, for example…