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National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct

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Summary

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, released a set of guidelines in 2011 called the National Voluntary Guidelines on the Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business (NVGs). This was expected to provide guidance to businesses on what constitutes responsible business conduct.

Source
Issuer

India

Year

2019

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Government)

Instrument type

Guidelines

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

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    • E focus: climate change, conservation, energy, environment, land use, pollution, recycling, renewable energy, resource efficiency, resource use, waste, water, biodiversity
    • S focus: collective bargaining, compensation, data privacy, discrimination, diversity, forced labour, human capital, human rights, intellectual property, recruitment, social impacts, children
    • G focus: bribery, business reporting, corruption, lobbying, money laundering, risk management, accountability
    • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13: Climate Action, SDG 16: Peace Justice Strong Institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the SDGs
    • Agriculture, Construction, Finance, Health, Management, Manufacturing, Professional services, Public administration, Transportation