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The Swedish NAP does not make an explicit reference to persons with disabilities.

1. The State duty to protect human rights The State’s role in protecting human rights [page 9] In its role as owner, the State acts to ensure that state-owned companies set a good example in the area of CSR and that their conduct in general instils public confidence, for example by striving to comply with…

The Swedish NAP does not make an explicit reference to the environment and climate change.

The Swedish NAP does not make an explicit reference to land.

1. The State duty to protect human rights Swedish legislation to protect human rights [page 10] The purpose of the Discrimination Act (2008:567) is to combat discrimination and in other ways promote equal rights and opportunities regardless of sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, impairment, sexual orientation or age. The Act…

The Norwegian NAP makes no explicit reference to Data Protection and Privacy.

The Norwegian NAP makes no explicit reference to Persons with Disabilities.

2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.3 State ownership and practice for supporting the business sector Principle 4 concerns the business activities of state-owned enterprises and enterprises that receive economic support or other services from state agencies: State ownership [page 21] In 2014, the Government presented a white paper on the importance of…

1. Global developments and CSR 1.1.Developing an international framework for CSR [page 13] Promoting human rights is directly and indirectly linked with environmental protection, climate and anti-corruption efforts. For example, the right to health can be affected by hazardous substances and air, soil and water pollution. Measures to prevent deforestation and forest degradation can safeguard…

3. The Corporate responsibility to respect human rights 3.2 Responsible Business Conduct [pages 31-32] The 13th principle clarifies what companies’ responsibility to respect human rights involves: An enterprise may cause or contribute to adverse human rights impacts if for example …the living conditions of the local community that are directly affected by the company’s operations…

1. Global developments and CSR 1.1.Developing an international framework for CSR [page 13] Measures to prevent deforestation and forest degradation can safeguard the climate and at the same time promote the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. 2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.1 The State as legislator The Minerals Act [page…

1. Global developments and CSR 1.2 Human Rights and States Obligations [page 13] Human rights are the fundamental rights of the individual that apply irrespective of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other belief, property, birth and other factors. It is the state’s duty to protect human rights, both by avoiding human rights abuses…

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

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

3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.2  Policy Coherence [page 16]  The government recognises that it must be consistent on the subject of human rights and business and in pursuing and implementing policy at both national and international level. The policy letter ‘CSR Pays Off’ clarifies the CSR framework. The OECD Guidelines provide…

2. Current Policy [page 9] The Netherlands already pursues an active policy to promote respect for human rights by the business community and to prevent companies from abusing human rights either directly or in their supply chains. The government expects companies operating abroad, in particular in countries where legislation or enforcement falls short, to pursue…

3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.3 Clarifying Due Diligence [page 21] A point raised during the consultations was that the government should clarify the UN Guiding Principles, using language companies understand. Companies feel that the government has failed to say what it expects of them in terms of due diligence. Sector Risk…

The Dutch NAP does not make an explicit reference to Indigenous Peoples.

The Dutch NAP does not make an explicit reference to Equality and Non-Discrimination.

Section 2. Current legislative and regulatory framework Data Protection [page 14] The office of the data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is responsible for upholding the general principle that individuals should be in a position to control how data relating to them is used. The Commissioner is also responsible for enforcing obligations upon data controllers. Owing to…