A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 Cooperation and Development (OECD) in their operations and supply chains. In addition, training materials on the conduct of responsible business are being developed in cooperation with OECD under the Thailand-OECD country programme. 13. The Working Group was pleased to receive information from the Government that the Thai Stock Exchange had taken up its recommendations on organizing training and workshops on human rights due diligence for its listed companies in 2019, in addition to organizing workshops on child rights due diligence in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). IV. The State as an economic actor 14. The Working Group was pleased to learn that the Prime Minister had instructed the country’s 55 State-owned enterprises, including some of the largest companies in Thailand, to show leadership in aligning their practices with the Guiding Principles. The Working Group noted that this high-level political commitment sends a strong signal about the importance of the business and human rights agenda. The Working Group noted that the commitment needed to be followed up by concrete guidance and incentives, such as key performance indicators for how State-owned enterprises seek to prevent and mitigate human rights risks and impacts. 15. The Working Group notes that States not only have an obligation to protect against human rights abuses by business enterprises, but must also lead by example and ensure that enterprises under their ownership or control fully respect human rights (see A/HRC/32/45). As part of their duty to protect human rights, the Government of Thailand should set out clear expectations for State-owned enterprises and other businesses to respect human rights, including while operating abroad through their subsidiaries, contractors and/or joint ventures. The Government has informed the Working Group that, on 26 March 2019, the Cabinet approved a set of improved principles and guidelines for good governance of Stateowned enterprises. In addition, the draft act on the development of supervision and management of State-owned enterprises, which was approved by the National Legislative Assembly on 21 February 2019, would enhance the performance and good governance of such enterprises. The Working Group welcomes the information that the State-owned enterprises authority is seeking to align corporate governance practices with the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. V. Human rights risks and impacts relating to development projects 16. The Working Group learned of several human rights concerns and risks relating to large-scale development projects, including the impact of a number of mega-projects promoted by Thai companies and investments in other countries in the region. From meetings held with a wide range of stakeholders across the country, a pattern of risks and challenges emerged, indicating a systemic problem and underlining the need for improved safeguards and processes related to impact assessments and consultations with communities affected by development projects. A. Environmental and social impact assessments 17. A recurrent issue raised with the Working Group related to the need to strengthen current procedures for impact assessments in the context of large development projects. Several specific cases were presented to the Working Group relating to projects in the infrastructure, mining and energy sectors. That was consistent with information provided by the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand that, between 2001 and 2017, a total of 10,824 cases had been reported to it, of which 2,119 concerned business activities. The Commission had found that 552 of the complaints concerning business activities had merit and 151 cases demonstrated actual business-related human rights impacts. The three most frequent types of impact recorded related to (a) the adverse effects of environmental 6