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(h)
Reform administrative processes, such as those regarding land titling
and administration, to address corruption and business-related human rights abuses;
(i)
Reform beneficial ownership laws to enable appropriate transparency of
ownership of trusts and shell companies;
(j)
Facilitate multi-stakeholder platforms to promote processes preventing
corruption and human rights abuses linked to business activity and strengthening
monitoring and accountability;
(k)
Consider how governance mechanisms can be expanded to include
respect for human rights;
(l)
Ensure adequate resources for national contact points and establish
other non-judicial grievance mechanisms to provide remedies to individuals and
communities affected by corrupt business practices. These should recognize the
human rights abuses inherent in corrupt practices, and not exclude access to judicial
remedies;
(m) Explore avenues for addressing adverse human rights impacts resulting
from business-related corruption, including appropriate legal frameworks and
associated legal liability;
(n)
Examine how parties who suffer human rights abuses following
corruption by business may gain access to reparations or remedy;
(o)
Tie pandemic-related financial support to robust commitments to anticorruption efforts and respect for human rights, including the implementation of the
Guiding Principles.
78.
Businesses should:
(a)
Conduct human rights due diligence systematically, as part of their
responsibilities under the Guiding Principles;
(b)
Consider how addressing corruption risks and business-related human
rights abuses with a risk-to-people approach rather than a risk-to-business approach
could help drive a corporate integrity culture;
(c)
Recognize that going beyond anti-corruption compliance and
implementing human rights commitments is sound risk management and policy;
(d)
Ensure that commitments to responsible business conduct and business
ethics, which exist in corporate reports and partner/supplier contracts, are reinforced
by policies, procedures and training focused on, and setting clear expectations
regarding, preventing corruption and respecting human rights;
(e)
Ensure that during the pandemic, and in its aftermath, human rights
due diligence is used to identify and prevent human rights abuses, and develop tools
and mitigation measures to prevent a recurrence of harm.
79.
Civil society should:
(a)
Raise awareness about the respective obligations and responsibilities of
States and businesses regarding corruption and under the Guiding Principles to
prevent and address adverse business-related impacts on human rights;
(b)
Document and raise cases of corrupt business practices and human
rights abuses;
(c)
Promote access to remedy and engage with mechanisms to address
corrupt business practices;
(d)
Engage in collective action through anti-corruption networks and multistakeholder initiatives and advocate for these to address business-related human
rights abuses;
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