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Danish National Action Plan: implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Danish National Action Plan – implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

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Summary

The Plan is focused on preventing and mitigating adverse impacts on human rights by Danish companies at home and abroad, seeking to be a global front runner. It assist private and public businesses in turning the respect for Human Rights into reality wherever they operate and aims to strengthen the existing legal reporting requirement for the largest Danish companies and all state-owned companies.

Issuer

Denmark

Year

2014

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

The Danish Government (Den Danske Regering); Minister for Business and Growth & Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation (Government)

Instrument type

Action Plan

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.71%
    • Low 0.04%
    • E focus: climate change, environment, fisheries, pollution, energy
    • S focus: community development, diversity, fair trade, human right, human rights, discrimination
    • G focus: corporate finance, corruption, equator principles, financial report, financial reporting, responsible investment, accountability
    • Administrative services, Construction, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Public administration