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II. Business Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Proposal for Action No8 [page 41] Actions underway France encourages and enhances the commitments made by businesses to respect internationally recognized human rights standards. Frances encourages businesses to adhere to the UN Global Compact or other voluntary initiatives such as ISO 26000 or the Voluntary Principles on Security…

STATUS IN BELGIUM/ACTIONS ENGAGED: In general, the NAP does not engage with the second pillar to the same extent as the first and third pillars. In the introduction it is stated that “through the NAP Belgium wants to encourage and invite companies to organize the implementation of the second pillar in an ambitious and coherent…

II. Background and Context C. National Priorities [page 7] The following priorities will be subject to regular review and update by the Business and Human Rights Steering Group (see par.V): (…) Strengthening the role of Italy in human rights – based international development cooperation. IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 25] C….

3. Results of the consultations and government response Level playing field [page 14] “(…) The Netherlands believes that the OECD has an important role to play in reaching agreements on a level playing field. In order to contribute to a level playing field and to give the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises more authority, the…

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan [page 5] Promotion of human rights at the centre of Finnish policies In addition to the above-mentioned, Finland will actively promote human rights and the implementation and strengthening of human rights norms, at both the national and international level….

4. Position of the Federal Council on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights  4.1 In general [page 5] The federal government provided both financial and substantial support to the drafting of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights  5.7 Pillar 1:…

2. State Duty to Protect 2.3 Actions Taken Companies that receive substantial support and services from State agencies [pages 13-15] Since 2007 Denmark has worked actively in the OECD to ensure that export credit agencies have a common approach for evaluating human and labour rights as well as the protection of the environment (GP 10)….

The UK 2013 NAP The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights  The existing UK legal and policy framework New Actions Planned (ix) Work with EU partners to implement the UNGPs across member states and internationally, starting with the undertaking made by member states in the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy to develop…

Introduction Responsible Business Conduct [page 4] ‘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…

Annex: Measures taken In 2013, the Swedish Government adopted a platform for Swedish action on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The issue of business and human rights has received considerable attention in recent years. The following examples describe some measures already taken in accordance with this policy. The State as actor [page 10] Sweden has pushed…

I. The State Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework [pages 12-15] United Nations 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. This group successfully advocated for…

PLANNED ACTIONS: In the context of Action point 9, Renforcer la collaboration entre les services publics et diverses organisations actives dans le domaine des droits de l’Homme et de l’entrepreneuriat international [Strengthen collaboration between public services and the various organizations active in the field of human rights and of international entrepreneurship], the NAP states that…

IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 25] B. Operational Principles Ensuring policy coherence  Guiding Principle 9 Italy considers it a priority to promote implementation of existing international tools on human rights in the business sector, also in line with the 2030 Agenda, …. and with regard to the negotiation of international treaties…

3. Results of the consultations and government response Trade mission to Indonesia [page 15] Between 20 and 22 November 2013, Prime Minister Mark Rutte led a trade mission to Indonesia. He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and the Minister for Agriculture. During talks with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang…

1.The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 13] Trade policy The promotion of the realisation of human rights is a central part of the EU’s foreign relations. The common EU trade policy is carried out in the framework of the EU foreign relations principles and objectives. The common trade…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights  5.7 Pillar 1: state duty to protect [page 30] Guiding Principle 9  Guiding Principle 9 relates to economic agreements that the federal government enters into with other States or with business enterprises. Specifically, these include the WTO, bilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements and contracts for…

2. State Duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Protection of human rights through state regulation and policy [page 12] As stated in the strategy for Danish development cooperation: “The Right to a Better Life”, Denmark applies a rights based approach to development. The human rights based approach entails that the goal of development…

The National Action Plan Leading by Example Outcome 1.2: Utilise U.S. Law, Multilateral Agreements, and Diplomacy to Promote and Enforce High Standards [page 9] New Action Enhanced Enforcement of U.S. Laws Relating to Forced Labor or Convict Labor: As a result of the February 2016 enactment by the President of the Trade Facilitation and Trade…

I. The Obligation of the State to protect Human Rights 8. Trade and Investment Agreements [pages 19-23] In its 2013 opinion, the CNCDH underlined that “the need for coherence should guide France’s foreign policy” and recommended that, in accordance with Guiding Principle no.10, “the Government support and promote the aforementioned instruments within multilateral institutions dealing…