STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON A NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR MALAYSIA 29. Various business and civil society initiatives have sought to raise awareness among businesses in Malaysia of business and human rights. A roundtable on corporate respect for human rights organised in 2011 by the Global Business Initiative in partnership with, among others, the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia and the Global Compact Network Malaysia, saw the participation of over ninety business representatives.32 The Commission has from 2010 to date organised roundtables on business and human rights for government, businesses and civil society. The Malaysian Bar Council included a session on business and human rights during its 2014 International Malaysia Law Conference. 30. While the Commission positively regards the steps taken by the Government and non-governmental actors to integrate human rights in business activities, there is more to be done. Business-related human rights impacts span a wide range of policy domains and efforts need to move beyond the domain of corporate governance. Further, the expectation that businesses should integrate human rights in their operations has only been given brief mention in non-binding corporate governance guidance. CSR reports by listed companies still relate mainly to philanthropic activities.33 There is a lack of information and guidance on how businesses can integrate human rights in their operations in practice. A lot more can and should be done to set and enforce the Government’s expectation that businesses respect human rights. 10

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