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(b)
To review the current situation and legal and regulatory framework,
including by mapping and analysing current laws, regulations, policies and practices
in the field of business and human rights; reviewing the current situation of business
and human rights, focusing on all three pillars of the Guiding Principles (State duty to
protect, corporate responsibility to respect and access to remedy); and identifying
gaps in protection and in access to remedy.
(c)
To strengthen the capacity of the national human rights institution on
business and human rights, helping it to play an effective role in advancing the
business and human rights agenda at the national level, encouraging multistakeholder dialogue, building the capacity of national actors on business and human
rights, supporting the identification of any cases of adverse impact on human rights of
business activities and the access to remedy of those affected.
(d)
To consult with external stakeholders, including affected communities,
small and large business enterprises, industrial groups, civil society organizations,
trade unions, academia, and regional and international actors when designing actions
and plans to implement the Guiding Principles; and pay special attention to persons at
a heightened risk of vulnerability to adverse impacts on human rights from business
operations and who, at the same time, may have less recourse to remedies.
(e)
To consult and exchange with other States and with the Working Group
on experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the Guiding
Principles, including through the Forum on Business and Human Rights, and regional
events; and collect and share evidence of effective practices to establish concrete
requirements of companies on the basis of the State duty to protect.
(f)
To consider elaborating a national plan of action on implementation to
define responsibilities at the national level, identify resource requirements and
mobilize relevant actors, building on lessons learned from such experiences in other
countries.
(g)
To address barriers to access to remedy, including by increasing support
for civil society organizations and human rights defenders that address barriers to
access to remedy for victims of human rights abuses; protecting victims and human
rights defenders from harassment, persecution and reprisals for seeking access to
remedies for human rights abuses linked to corporate activities; cooperating with
other States to explore possible developments to address the lack of judicial remedies
for gross human rights abuses; and providing clear guidance on corporate
responsibility for human rights to business enterprises operating in situations of
conflict.
(h)
To ensure the integration, as appropriate, of the Guiding Principles into
the work of financial regulators and the policies of public financial institutions,
including multilateral financial institutions and export credit agencies.
(i)
To take steps to explore how to address the accountability gap regarding
corporate liability for gross human rights abuses.
C.
Business
72.
The Working Group calls upon all business enterprises and business
organizations, as part of their implementation of the Guiding Principles, to consider
the following actions:
(a)
To enhance tracking of the effectiveness of company responses when
addressing actual or potential human rights impact identified, and to use data and
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