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I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The National Framework 13. The Role of Public Agencies The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) [page 28] … [AFD] also has an exclusion list which prevents it from financing projects that involve … diamond mining activities outside of the Kimberley Process. Actions Underway:  When evaluating extractive industry projects,…

1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 17] RAW MATERIALS “The international interest in raw materials is increasing. Whilst the materials may be used as a resource supporting development, there is also a risk of ambiguities related to the funds received from raw materials and/or the funds being…

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 10: Human rights due diligence by business enterprises covered by Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) and supported by Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) The OECD Recommendation of the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar II: The corporate responsibility to respect human rights 6. UN Guiding Principles in the operations of the Export Credit Insurance Corporation [page 32] “The Export Credit Insurance Corporation (KUKE) draws upon the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the course of the environmental procedure related to credit…

3.3 Clarifying due diligence Due diligence by government [page 27] “A point raised in the consultations was that the government should also apply due diligence to its own activities, for example in providing support for companies in the form of grants or other types of finance for activities abroad, export credit insurance and trade missions….

I – The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The National Framework 13. The Role of Public Agencies (pg 27) The NAP recalls the CNCDH’s 2013 recommendation regarding France’s export credit agency COFACE, namely the establishment of human rights due diligence procedures including exhaustive human rights impact assessments, better transparency and information, and better civil…

State Duty to Protect 2.3 Actions Taken Companies that receive susbstantial support and services from State agencies [page 13] “The Environmental & Social Due Diligence Policy of the Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF) states that EKF is committed to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Businesses and Human Rights (GP 4). Since 2007 Denmark has…

Based on preliminary mapping, Belgium has identified “the fight against corruption” as one among seven principal tasks that the NAP will engage with. Action point 2 Prepare a brochure on grievance mechanisms related to public authority Elaborer une brochure sur les mécanismes de réparation liés à l’autorité publique This point briefly presents the issue of…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Protection of human rights through state regulation and policy [page 12] “Denmark works to ensure that companies involved in Danish development cooperation respect human rights and act responsibly within the areas of worker’s rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption within the framework of ILO conventions, UN Global Compact, the…

1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 16] NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING “On 18 April 2013, the European Commission made a proposal to amend the accounting directive for the disclosure of so-called non-financial information of certain large companies. The proposal shall be applied to companies of significant public interest with…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The National Framework 10. The Reinforcement of Legislation [page 23] … France also played a key role in developing transparency obligations for companies at the European level. It was the main supporter of the draft directive on non-financial reporting obligations, published on 22 October 2014, which requires…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments Administrative liability of companies “Furthermore to enhance the tool, a targeted collaboration between the Antitrust Authority and the National Anti-Corruption Authority has made it possible to increase the guarantee of the level of protection of human rights by businesses by configuring an additional tool of the business rating….

Objective 1: ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights [page 1] “The Government has the obligation to ensure the above mentioned human rights in these areas. Government’s actions and measures include legislative instruments aimed at the development of a legislative framework providing for responsible business practices and elimination of corruption in the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The State’s duty to protect human rights  7. Planned and ongoing activities [page 27] “Training in business and human rights based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for heads of embassies, consulates-general, and Polish institutes, and in CSR/RBC,…

The topic of corruption and methods address it features heavily in the U.S. NAP. Foreword [page 1] “The United States is committed to promoting human rights and leading the global fight against corruption. Corruption is not only immoral, it diverts public and private resources away from priorities such as feeding children, improving schools, and building…

The U.S. NAP includes a substantial amount of information on this issue, focused largely on corruption and transparency. Outcome 1.1: Promoting RBC Globally New Actions [page 8] “Corruption Consortium: An important deliverable from the International Anti-Corruption Summit held in the United Kingdom in May 2016, State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will…

The three pillars of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [page 6] “A clear Swedish profile in this area can contribute to strengthening Sweden as a brand. The Guiding Principles are also fundamental to the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises.” 1 The State duty to protect human rights [page 11] Criminal law…

1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Bi- and multilateral economic relations Measures [page 18] “The EU Special Incentive Arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance (‘GSP+’) can be used as a format for promoting the observance and application of human rights standards by governments of developing countries. In the forthcoming review process of 2018, the…