Norwegian National Contact Point Structure and Operation Ola

Norway’s NCP– an Independent Expert Body NCP members nominated by civil society, business and

Promotion of the Guidelines • Workshop series 2015 and 2016 – 27 Norwegian enterprises

Specific Instance: Jijnjevaerie - Statkraft • Clash between environmental concerns and rights of indigenous

Sector Guidances on Due Diligence Example - Environment, Health and Safety Ø Starting point

Thank you for your attention! You can find all procedures, online complaint form, all

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Norwegian National Contact Point – Structure and Operation Ola Mestad Professor dr. juris, Chair Norwegian NCP Civil Society Forum under the EU – Korea FTA - Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility Brussels, 20 February 2017

Norway’s NCP– an Independent Expert Body NCP members nominated by civil society, business and labour organizations Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs appoints NCP members The Secretariat 2

Promotion of the Guidelines • Workshop series 2015 and 2016 – 27 Norwegian enterprises participated – Three workshops in each series – Individual guidance from expert consultants – Presentation of expectations, tools and decisions – Enterprises preparing own risk assessments – Exchange of experience • Traditional promotional activies – Meetings with trade unions, business, civil society – Presentations – Active on social media 3

Specific Instance: Jijnjevaerie - Statkraft • Clash between environmental concerns and rights of indigenous peoples’ (the Saami) • Cooperation between Norwegian and Swedish NCP • Failed mediation • Interviews with the parties to understand the failure • Recommendation on further negotiations • Agreement between the parties 4

Sector Guidances on Due Diligence Example - Environment, Health and Safety Ø Starting point - The OECD Guidelines Chapter VI • • • “Establish and maintain a system of environmental management” Collect and provide environmental information The precautionary principle Ø Sector Guidances integrate different Guidelines Chapters • Guidance on Agricultural Supply Chains • Model enterprise policy, section 8: Environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources (pp. 60 -61) • Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector • Study Environmental Impact Assessments that provide information on “air and water quality, water availability and sources, soil conditions, climate, rainfall, and status of flora and fauna” (Table 1 p. 23) • Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector • Modules on Hazardous chemicals, Water, Greenhouse gas emissions (pp. 152 -172) 5

Thank you for your attention! You can find all procedures, online complaint form, all statements and more on www. responsiblebusiness. no For an example of coordination between the Norwegian and Korean National Contact Points, where complaints were raised against Korean companies Daewoo International and POSCO as well as the Norwegian Government Pension Fund (NBIM) as investor in the same companies, see the specific instances: http: //nettsteder. regjeringen. no/ansvarlignaringsliv-en/files/2015/06/Initial-Assessment-and-Final-St-Cotton. Campaign-ASI-KTNC-vs-NBIM. pdf and http: //www. ncp. or. kr/servlet/kcab_encp/info/4000.