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2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction Responsible business conduct and human rights with regards to OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises [page 6]: The OECD takes a slightly broader approach to RBC, with a clear focus on the investment context, respect for human rights, protection of consumer rights, and due diligence in business. The principles of responsible…

Introduction Responsible Business Conduct [page 4-5] “Globally, the U.S. government is dedicated to engaging on RBC at the most senior levels. The June 2015 G-7 Summit Leaders’ Declaration recognized “the joint responsibility of governments and business to foster sustainable supply chains and encourage best practices. The October 2015 G-7 Labor and Employment Ministerial Declaration sets…

The UK 2016 NAP addresses supply chain already in the Introduction [page 3]: “The G7 Leaders’ Declaration (7-8 June 2015) contained the following commitments: (…) To enhance supply chain transparency and accountability, we encourage enterprises active or headquartered in our countries to implement due diligence procedures regarding their supply chains”. The UK 2016 NAP, in…

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 7: Reduction in human rights risks associated with gold extraction and trading Switzerland will continue to support the implementation of OECD Due Diligence Guidance…

2 The corporate responsibility to respect human rights [page 13] “The conditions for companies’ efforts to respect human rights vary depending on their size … In keeping with the UN Guiding Principles, businesses’ human rights efforts are expected to include the following main points: … Procedure: Identify and monitor the risks throughout the value chain…

1. Introduction [page 5] “The Netherlands encourages the business community to respect human rights. The aim is to prevent companies from abusing human rights either directly or within supply chains.” 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…

II. Premises a) Introduction “In more recent times, BHR issues have experienced new criticalities, especially with respect to the accessibility and use of remedial mechanisms. These criticalities are related to companies’ and stations’ responsibilities along the global supply chain and the space without physical boundaries proper of digital technologies. (…) A particular attention to BHR…

The German NAP includes many references to supply chains and value chains throughout the NAP, as well as containing a specific section on it. I. Introduction [page 3] “The “Made in Germany” label stands for high quality and reliability. At the same time, the increasing involvement of German enterprises in global supply and value chains…

Introduction [page 11] ““Companies should also critically assess the activities of their contractual partners – for instance, in supply chains – and to react to the shortcomings detected.”” 1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 17] RAW MATERIALS “The Commission proposal has taken into consideration both the OECD…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Danish Government’s Expectations to Companies section [page 11] “In addition, at Danish embassies in emerging markets, the Trade Council in co-operation with the Danish Business Authority holds workshops in responsible supply chain management, especially focusing on small and medium-sized companies and their local business partners (GP…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights Addition of general principles in administrative proceedings [page 22]: On the grounds of tax law, the Constitutional Court9 has indicated that the public administration authorities should, in accordance with the principle of in dubio pro tributario, resolve interpretation doubts in favour of…

Annex: Measures taken [page 24] The State as owner “Like other state-owned companies, Swedfund International AB (Swedfund) and the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) are required to comply with the government state ownership policy for CSR, as described above. Moreover, Swedfund and SEK have social mandates specially adopted by the Riksdag. Swedfund is required to…

The German NAP includes a chapter on due diligence and reference is made to due diligence throughout the NAP. III. Federal Government expectations regarding corporate due diligence in respecting human rights [page 7-12] “With regard to corporate respect for human rights, the Federal Government expects all enterprises to introduce the process of corporate due diligence…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan Legislative report “A report on legislation pertaining to national and international business and human rights is to be drafted based on the principles stated in the UN Guiding Principles. The objective is to examine whether legislation corresponds with the…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.2 Recommendations from the Council for CSR on the state duty to protect [page 10-11] “In November 2011, the Danish Council for CSR started working on recommendations to the Government on how the UNGPs on the state duty to protect could be implemented. The council finished its work in…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.2 Operational principles: legislative and information policy measures Measure 1: Rules on the export of war material and technologies for internet surveillance The manufacture, brokerage, export and transit of war material for recipients abroad will be authorised…

Foreword [page 3] “Business and respect for human rights go hand in hand and should be part of an active corporate social responsibility policy. Corporate social responsibility therefore plays an important role in both trade policy and export promotion. We are now developing a more ambitious policy for corporate social responsibility while working on an…

2. Current policy [page 9] “As the government pointed out in A World to Gain,its policy document on aid and trade, International Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) is a prerequisite for sustainable, inclusive growth.” 3.1 An active role for the government [page 15-16] Human rights and trade missions “For many of the people interviewed, raising the…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Introduction  1. History of the initiative [page 5]: The Plan also aims to take into account the principles of corporate social responsibility in EU trade and investment agreements. In the above-mentioned document, the European Union and its Member States declared that they would develop national action plans for practical implementation of…