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Business and Human Rights National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles

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Summary

The plan begins by describing developments in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and why the Government considers this important. The plan has the same three-part structure as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Issuer

Norway

Year

2015

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utenriksdepartementet) (Government)

Instrument type

Action Plan

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.76%
    • Low 0.04%
    • E focus: climate change, degradation, emissions, energy, environment, environmental policy, fisheries, greenhouse gas, hazardous substances, land use, pollution, soil, water, deforestation
    • S focus: compensation, discrimination, diversity, forced labour, gender equality, human rights, indigenous rights, value creation, children
    • G focus: business ethics, responsible investment, risk management, corruption
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Public administration