A/HRC/20/29 regional groupings of national institutions, including on their role in the context of implementing the Guiding Principles. 22 E. Uptake by business organizations and enterprises 33. Several business associations and networks have announced initiatives to develop guidance on the implementation of the Guiding Principles. 34. The International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, a global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues, launched a three-year project in June 2011 for collaborative learning on due diligence and grievance mechanisms leveraging on the collective experience of its members and external expertise. The initiative is aimed at building the capacity of Association members and contributing to the implementation of the Guiding Principles. 23 35. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has commenced a study on human rights standards, including the Guiding Principles, to inform a review of the principles and criteria standard by which its members operate globally. 24 36. The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights explores good practices and challenges in implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and seeks to build awareness and capacity among businesses in diverse markets. It specifically addresses the challenges involved in integrating human rights considerations into business relationships, human rights policy and human rights due diligence. 25 37. Some local networks of the United Nations Global Compact have specific work streams on business and human rights at the national level, with an explicit focus on the Guiding Principles. 38. The implementation of the Guiding Principles is also on the agenda of institutional investors26 and bar associations.27 In addition, a number of individual business enterprises have taken steps to or are in the process of designing policies and internal guidance that take the Guiding Principles into account.28 F. Application by civil society 39. Civil society organizations are actively working to promote enhanced accountability of States and business enterprises for the human rights impact of business activity, with numerous examples referencing the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework and 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Submission of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights to the Working Group on the issue of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, December 2011; Network of African national human rights institutions, in Yaoundé, October 2011; Asia-Pacific Forum of national human rights institutions in Seoul, October 2011; Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the American Continent, Antigua, Guatemala, November 2011. See www.ipieca.org/topic/social-responsibility/human-rights#ti2492. A member of the Working Group, Puvan Selvanathan, currently sits on the executive board of the Roundtable. See www.global-business-initiative.org/About.html. Standard Life Investments, Standard Life Investments report on business and human rights in the extractive industries, 15 December 2011. See www.abanow.org/2012/01/2012mm109/. See www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/UNGuidingPrinciples/Implementation-Companies. 9