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Name of Resource

National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Type

Policy

Country / jurisdiction

Finland

Enacting authority

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland

Entry into force / date of approval

October 2014

Description

In the introduction, the Finnish National Action Plan states: “Companies should also critically assess the activities of their contractual partners – for instance, in supply chains – and to react to the shortcomings detected.”

The National Action Plan also makes reference to supply chains in the chapter on expectations towards companies and support service while discussing clarification of due diligence, in the chapter devoted to raw materials, and in the chapter on public procurement - the state as an economic operator, sub-section Socially Responsible Public Procurement.

Availability

ENG: https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3437254/National+Action+Plan+for+the+implementation+of+the+UN+guiding+principles+21102014.pdf

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Name of Resource

Guide to socially responsible public procurement

Type

Guidance on policy / legislation implementation

Country / jurisdiction

Finland

Enacting authority

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland

Entry into force / date of approval

21 November 2017

Description

The guide describes, through practical examples, how social aspects can be taken into account at different stages of a procurement process. The guide describes what kind of requirements are laid out for responsible procurement in the Act of Public Procurement and other relevant acts, and the approaches to social responsibility adopted by different contracting entities. The connection between public procurement and trafficking in human beings is mentioned in the sections on supplier sustainability requirements and abnormally low tenders.

Availability

ENG: http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/160318 
FIN: http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80010/3_2017_Opas_Sosiaalisesti_vastuulliset_hankinnat_31052017_WEB.pdf 
SWE: http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/160319  

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