Recommendations for National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
3) In case of the United Kingdom, the government has expressed its will to carry
out its duty to protect human rights through NAPs regarding business enterprises
domiciled in its jurisdiction. In addition, the UK government has declared its
willingness to provide support and incentives to all UK enterprises—whether they
operate in the U.K. or abroad—to respect human rights.
4) In case of the Netherlands, the government has already been implementing active
policies to require business enterprises respect human rights and has even declared
that it is pursuing policies to prevent not only direct human rights abuses by
business enterprises but also indirect human rights violations committed in the
supply chain. The Dutch government sets out clearly its expectation on business
enterprises operating abroad (enterprises that made inroads into countries lacking
legislation or enforcement) to uphold the same standard of the corporate social
responsibility as required in the Netherlands.
C. Recommended content for NAPs
1) Goal
To clearly express the government’s expectations on the corporate responsibility
to respect human rights
2) Direction of national policy
The government effectively communicates to business enterprises its commitment
regarding business and human rights by clearly expressing its expectations on the
corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
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