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Section 3. Actions II. Initial priorities for the Business and Human Rights Implementation Group Access to Remedy [page 19] Review how best to ensure remedy for potential victims overseas of human rights abuses by Irish companies, with a focus on barriers to justice, including legal, procedural or financial barriers.
Ireland
Section 2. Current legislative and regulatory framework Non-financial reporting [page 15] The EU directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (2014/95/EU) 9 entered into force in December 2014. It requires certain companies known as ‘public interest entities’ to include a declaration in their annual management report containing information stating material data related to the…
Ireland
Section 3. Actions II. Initial priorities for the Business and Human Rights Implementation Group The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights [page 18] Encourage business representative bodies to provide examples, templates and case studies to help support companies in their efforts to develop human rights focused policies and reporting initiatives.
Ireland
Annex 1 – list of additional and ongoing actions to be carried out across government Trade and Investment [page 20] Encourage Irish companies operating abroad to adopt good practice with regards to consultation with human rights defenders and civil society in local communities, particularly on environmental and labour conditions.
Ireland
Section 3. Actions II. Initial priorities for the Business and Human Rights Implementation Group The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights [page 18] Encourage companies and NGOs funded by the state to carry out human rights due diligence as appropriate to their size, the nature and context of operations and the severity of the risk…
Ireland
Section 3. Actions II.Initial priorities for the Business and Human Rights Implementation Group The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights [page 18] Encourage business representative bodies to provide examples, templates and case studies to help support companies in their efforts to develop human rights focused policies and reporting initiatives.
Ireland
Annex 1 – list of additional and ongoing actions to be carried out across government EU and Multilateral Efforts [pages 20-21] Promote business and human rights issues in global policy processes within the framework of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, in particular through sustainable development goals 8, 1 and 5. Continue to participate in…
Ireland
Section 3. Actions I. Key commitments to ensure policy coherence across government [pages 16-17] Commission a study to conduct a comprehensive baseline assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to business and human rights as it applies in Ireland Establish a ‘Business and Human Rights implementation group’, which will consist of representatives from…
