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Liang Xiaohui China National Textile and Apparel Council Peking University Law School Human rights: an integral part of CSR in Chinese policy? Chinas favorable vote on ISO 26000 (2010) and draft national Social Responsibility Standard

Liang Xiaohui China National Textile and Apparel Council Peking University Law School
 Human rights: an integral part of CSR in Chinese policy?  China’s favorable vote on ISO 26000 (2010) and draft national Social Responsibility Standard (forthcoming 2014-15)  Statement by the Chinese rep. at UN HRC (2011)  Continuously reiterated by recent industrial CSR guidance/guidelines 1. CHINCA Guidance (2010) 2. CESA Guide (2012) 3. SMEC Guidance for SMEs (2013) 4. CCCMC Guidelines (2014)
 Policy shift in CSR for overseas investment: from protecting Chinese investment and personnel to guaranteeing social license based on due diligence and localization  Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Overseas Investment by Central Enterprises (SASAC, May 2012)  Guidance on Environmental Protection in Foreign Investment and Cooperation (MOFCOM&MEP, 2013)  Regulation on Overseas Investment (MOFCOM, as revised in 2014) As opposed to: Ⅹ Regulation on Safety Management of Overseas Chinese-invested Enterprises, Institutions and their Personnel (by 7 ministries including MOFCOM, MFA, SASAC & MPS, Aug. 2010) Ⅹ Guidelines on Employee Management of Overseas Chinese-invested Enterprises/Institutions (MOFCOM, MFA, SASAC & All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, 2011) Ⅹ Guidelines on Safety Management of Overseas Chinese-invested Enterprises, Institutions and their Personnel (MOFCOM, Feb. 2012)
Thank you!
Business and Human Rights in Chinese Policy and Practice – Learnings from Projects in China Malin Oud, Managing Director www.tracktwo.se malin.oud@tracktwo.se Geneva 2014-12-02
External and domestic drivers • More overseas operations – increasing pressure on companies to meet standards • Social unrest and protest, discrimination, environmental degradation, corruption • Changing state-society dynamics - calls for transparency, public participation and accountability • Stability and development at all cost  sustainable and human-centered development • ” Rule of Law Plenum ” T RACKT W O.SE 6
Our work on B&HR in China • 2013 event series: Sustainable Business and Investment in the Global Context: Rights, Risks and Responsibilities • 2013-2014 case study project: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect: Connecting the UN Guiding Principles and Chinese Corporate Practices T RACKT W O.SE 7
Our work on B&HR in China • 2014 Sino-Swedish Training Programme on CSR for Central SOEs – first time Chinese SOEs trained on UNGPs T RACKT W O.SE 8
Learnings and conclusions • Now is an important and dynamic period - clear interest from Chinese companies • Moving from traditional CSR to addressing impacts, looking at issues through a HR lens • Need for Chinese government policy and guidelines on UNGPs • Double standards? Chinese companies overseas as well as MNCs in China T RACKT W O.SE 9
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