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I – The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 1. The United Nations (UN) [page 13] … France also chairs the Group of Friends of Paragraph 47 of the Rio+20 Declaration. This group promotes sustainable development reporting to better ensure that economic actors respect social, environmental, good governance and human rights standards….

Action point 4 Promote existing qualitative initiatives on human rights and social responsibility Promouvoir les initiatives qualitatives existantes relatives aux droits de l’Homme et à la responsabilité sociétale The Flemish government plans a sustained and sectoral approach to social responsibility as companies operating in the same sector face similar challenges. In consultation with the sectoral…

3 Expectations towards companies and support services 3.5 Support for Finnish and international organisations promoting the subject [page 29] “In 2014, approximately EUR 17 million were spent to support the projects of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The projects are related to matters such as rights at work, green workplaces for the construction sector, the…

Facilitating RBC By Companies [page 17] “Given the heightened risk of serious human rights impacts in conflict-affected areas, the U.S. government particularly encourages corporate due diligence and reporting under such circumstances.” Outcome 3.3: Capacity Building and Technical Support to Promote Enabling Environments New Actions [page 19-20] “Support for Reducing Land Conflict in West Africa: State…

The UK 2016 NAP makes direct reference to conflict affected areas in the section The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights noting that the UNGPs “recommend that states should … Support businesses in conflict affected contexts”. The UK 2016 NAP discusses actions already taken by the Government, which include among others [page 8], taking: “account of business…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   Guiding Principles 1 to 3 2.1.2 Operational principles: legislative and information policy measures Measure 2: Security and human rights The federal government should ensure that business enterprises which are subject to the Federal Act on Private Security…

2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 13] “The Government’s clear expectation is that companies operating in Sweden or abroad respect human rights in all their activities. This means that their business activity should not cause, contribute or be linked to human rights abuses, not least in conflict-affected areas, and that they should…

The only mention of conflict in the Dutch NAP is in relation to conflict minerals and OECD guidance. 3.1 An active role for the government The OECD Guidelines Proactive Agenda [page 15] “A multi-stakeholder approach to conflict minerals has proved highly successful in preventing funds being channelled into the civil war in the DCR.” 3.3…

I. Guidelines and General Principles “So far the second NAP-BHR also incorporates the recommendations received during the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, relating to efforts – in terms of policies, legislative and administrative measures – to prevent and manage the obvious risk of companies’ involvement in human rights violations in conflict situations, and…

The German NAP contains a section on conflict-affected areas: 2.3 Business activity in conflict zones [page 32-33] “The UN Guiding Principles attach particular priority to assisting enterprises in respecting human rights in areas torn by conflicts. One characteristic of such areas is an especially high risk of serious human rights violations resulting from the frequent…

I – The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 3. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) [page 14] … Lastly, France finances actions supporting the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. It is also very active in the…

The U.S. NAP makes reference to children’s rights largely in terms of child labor. Foreword [page 1] “Corruption is not only immoral, it diverts public and private resources away from priorities such as feeding children…” Outcome 1.3: Leverage U.S Government Purchasing Power to Promote High Standards Ongoing Commitments and Initiatives [page 11] “Prohibition of Acquisition…

The UK 2016 NAP states in Section 2. The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights, Government commitments that [page 11]: “18. The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs: … (vi) Consider new project activity on raising awareness and tackling the negative impacts of business activity, including on the human…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.2 Pillar 2: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights … as part of the UN Global Impact, a number of Swiss companies … seek to abolish child labour….   2.2.1 Foundational principles Guiding Principles 11 to 15 The responsibility of business enterprises to respect…

2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 13] “Internationally recognised instruments provide guidance for companies in their human rights efforts.2 The UN Guiding Principles focus on businesses and human rights. The United Nations Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles take a broader approach and…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights Planned changes in national legislation Prevention of economic exploitation of children [page 12] “Article 39 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that States Parties to the Convention “recognise the right of the child to be protected from economic…

Appendix 1, GP 7 State Duty to Protect  [page 30] “Supporting business respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas. Because the risk of gross human rights abuses is heightened in conflict-affected areas, States should help ensure that business enterprises operating in those contexts are not involved with such abuses, including by: a) Engaging at the earliest…

Action Point 19 Promote best practice of SMEs that adopt responsible supply chain management, especially through the « CSR Compass » tool Promouvoir les bonnes pratiques des PME qui adoptent une gestion de la chaine d’approvisionnement responsable, notamment grâce à l’outil « CSR Compass » The NAP broadly mentions children’s rights in relation to the…