Recommendations for National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
C. Recommended content for NAPs
1) Goals
ⅰ. To assess the adequacy of, and change if necessary, laws and policies
affecting directly or indirectly the corporate responsibility to respect human
rights
ⅱ. To provide effective guidance to business enterprises on their implementation
of human rights management
ⅲ. To develop measures for business enterprises to disclose non-financial
corporate information related to human rights
2) Direction of national policy
ⅰ. It is necessary to analyze and improve relevant laws and policies from the
human rights friendly perspective to fend off any negative impact of business
activities on human rights.
ⅱ. It is necessary to publish and disseminate guidelines on human rights management
and provide education for enterpreneurs in a readily approachable and
understandable manner.
ⅲ. A public disclosure system of human rights-related information needs to be
introduced, targeting business enterprises larger than a certain size, to enable
stakeholders check the implementation status of the business enterprises in
their interest regarding corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
3) Core tasks
ⅰ. The government considers human rights-related aspects when enacting and
revising laws relevant to business activities.
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