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An initiative by: CSR

Overview: CSR

Background

Overview: Background

Sustainability and CSR

International frameworks: guides for global business

Benefits for companies

CSR national

Overview: CSR national

National CSR Forum

CSR Policies in Germany

CSR international

Overview: CSR international

The EU's CSR policy

CSR: the global dimension

Business & Human Rights

Overview: Business & Human Rights

NAP

Overview: NAP

About the NAP

Overview: About the NAP

Objectives

Development of the Action Plan

Four action areas of the NAP

Original version of the NAP

Monitoring

UN Guiding Principles

NAP International

Commitment of the Federal Government

Overview: Commitment of the Federal Government

The state's duty to protect

Activities of the Federal Government

Cooperation with stakeholders

Corporate due diligence

Overview: Corporate due diligence

Federal Government expectations

Five core elements of due diligence

Access to remedy and remediation

Supply Chain Act

Overview: Supply Chain Act

Background and development

Implementation by enterprises

FAQ

Europe

Overview: Europe

EU supply chain law initiative

EU regulation on conflict minerals

EU Timber Regulation

G7-Presidency 2022

Implementation support

Overview: Implementation support

Sector dialogues

Overview: Sector dialogues

Automotive Industry

About the dialogues

Setting up the dialogues

The role of the Federal Government

Information, advice, training and networks

Overview: Information, advice, training and networks

Information and advice

Networks and training

Guidance documents

Overview: Guidance documents

General guidance documents

Sector-specific guidance documents

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Setting up the dialogues

The German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) is the government body responsible for organising and coordinating the NAP sector dialogues in collaboration with the Interministerial Committee on Business and Human Rights (IMA).

In preparation for the dialogues, BMAS organised a series of preliminary events designed to engage all stakeholders in the process.

  • One of these events was held in November 2017 in Berlin under the heading Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von NAP-Branchendialogen (NAP sector dialogues – opportunities and constraints). The purpose of the event was to discuss the future shape of the NAP sector dialogues with a wide range of stakeholders from politics, business, civil society, trade unions and academia.
  • Four NAP forums were held between November 2018 and May 2019 to discuss the respective sector-wide challenges to be overcome when implementing human rights due diligence obligations. The forums provided an opportunity for stakeholders representing politics, business, civil society, trade unions and academia to share their thoughts on the associated challenges and possible solutions.
    • 1st NAP forum on raw materials procurement / purchasing on commodity exchanges on 15 November 2018
    • 2nd NAP forum on company and sector-wide grievance mechanisms on 23 January 2019
    • 3rd NAP forum on antitrust law in relation to sector-wide cooperation on 28 March 2019
    • 4th NAP forum on adapting procurement contracts and processes on 23 May 2019
  • BMAS commissioned a study entitled Die Achtung von Menschenrechten entlang globaler Wertschöpfungsketten (Respect for Human Rights along Global Value Chains). The study investigates human rights risks in the value chains of individual sectors of the German economy. Based on specific criteria, the risks are narrowed down to cover eleven key sectors. This study provided the basis for discussions between BMAS and social partners, enterprises and other relevant stakeholders in each sector in order to determine the level of interest in and best approach to establishing a sector dialogue.

Contact

For more information on NAP sector dialogues, please contact the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: branchendialoge@bmas.bund.de.

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