(a)
To provide views and concrete and practical recommendations on ways to
strengthen the fulfilment of the duty of the State to protect all human rights from abuses
by or involving transnational corporations and other business enterprises, including
through international cooperation;
(b)
To elaborate further on the scope and content of the corporate
responsibility to respect all human rights and to provide concrete guidance to business
and other stakeholders;
(c)
To explore options and make recommendations, at the national, regional
and international level, for enhancing access to effective remedies available to those
whose human rights are impacted by corporate activities;
(d)
To integrate a gender perspective throughout his work and to give special
attention to persons belonging to vulnerable groups, in particular children;
(e)
Identify, exchange and promote best practices and lessons learned on the
issue of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, in coordination with
the efforts of the human rights working group of the Global Compact;
(f)
To work in close coordination with United Nations and other relevant
international bodies, offices, departments and specialized agencies, and in particular with
other special procedures of the Council;
(g)
To promote the framework and to continue to consult on the issues
covered by the mandate on an ongoing basis with all stakeholders, including States,
national human rights institutions, international and regional organizations, transnational
corporations and other business enterprises, and civil society, including academics,
employers’ organizations, workers’ organizations, indigenous and other affected
communities and non-governmental organizations, including through joint meetings;
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