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Confucius Buddhism The 10 Commandments Koran

N ovo Nordisk & Human Rights > What are human rights? > Why use human rights? > How to use human rights?. Human Rights History. Confucius Buddhism The 10 Commandments Koran. Religious roots. The Middle Age. Magna Carta (England). 1215.

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Confucius Buddhism The 10 Commandments Koran

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  1. Novo Nordisk & Human Rights> What are human rights? > Why use human rights? > How to use human rights?

  2. Human Rights History Confucius Buddhism The 10 Commandments Koran Religious roots The Middle Age Magna Carta (England) 1215 Rights are included into national Constitutions The Declaration of Independence (US) 1776 1789 The Declaration of Rights of Man (France): the phrase human rights is invented 1791 The Bill of Rights (US) Industrialisation 1919 International Labour Organisation (ILO) 1946 ILO becomes a specialised agency of the UN End of the 2nd World War Emergence of an international human rights law The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 International Bill of Rights 1966 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The covenants entered into force in 1976 The Vienna Declaration Universality and body of rights – now the challenge is implementation 1993 Skadegård Thorsen Law Firm

  3. UN Human Rights Conventions

  4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Art 2: non-discrimination in relation to all rights Art. 6 - 27: Civil and Political Rights Art 6: the right to life Art7: prohibition against inhumane/degrading treatment (consent medical trials) Art 8: prohibition against slave-, forced- or other compulsory labour Art 9 - 10: the rights to freedom and personal safety (arrest and detention) Art 11: prohibition against imprisonment for non-fulfilment ofa contractual obligation Art 12: the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose residence Art 13: the right to seek asylum Art 14 - 15: the right to a fair trial and prohibition against retroactive punishment Art 16: the right to recognition as a person before the law Art 17: the right to privacy Art 18: freedom of thought, conscience and religion Art 19: the right to hold opinions and to freedom of expression Art 20: prohibition against inciting war and against hate speech Art 21: the right of peaceful assembly Art 22: freedom of association, including the right to form and join trade unions Art 23 - 24: the right to form a family and the rights of the child Art 25: the right to take part in the political life Art 26: equality before the law Art 27: minority rights to culture, religious practice and language

  5. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Art 2: non-discrimination in relation to all rights Art. 6 - 15: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Art 6: the right to work Art 7: the right to a minimum wage -safe and healthy working conditions- rest, leisureand holidays Art 8: the right to form trade unions and join the trade union, and the right to strike Art 9: the right to social security, including social insurance Art 10: the right to a family life Art 11: the right to adequate food - clothing–housing-fair distribution of food Art 12:the right to health Art 13-14: the right to education Art 15: the right to protection of moral and materiel interests from one’s inventions (and culture)

  6. Fundamental ILO Conventions • (Basic International Labour Standards) • Freedom of association & collective bargaining • Abolition of forced labour • Equal opportunities • Elimination of child labour

  7. WHY?is Novo Nordisk committed to support UDHRas partof our social responsibilityØRespecting, Protecting, Fulfilling and Promoting Human Rights globally will contribute to a sustainable worldØThe human rights standards are the only set of standards on the treatment of people that areglobally recognized and acceptedØThe human rights standards have been developed during the past fifty years and form as such a good basis for making values operationalØMost NGOs addressing the problematic parts of globalisation and business base their approach on human rights issues and understanding

  8. Motivation- Personal motivation- Stakeholder motivation- Economic motivation- Legal motivation- Global motivation

  9. Personal motivation- Business is people - Ability to face the mirror - Internationally informed leaders - Awareness of diverse values

  10. Stakeholder motivation- Increased stakeholder influence - Satisfy stakeholders’ expectations - 9 of 10 incidents are HuR violations - Employees, Investors, local community, and customers

  11. Economic motivationNeglect of stakeholder concern may lead to: - Employees leaving and not attracted - Dis-investment and lack of investment - Customers refraining from buying - Potential partners withdrawing - Shares plunging - Cost of rebuilding image

  12. Legal motivation- Litigation on HuR violations - Director’s liability - Codes of Conduct, contractual liability - Forming international regulation

  13. Global motivation- Stable markets with rule of law - Protection of investments - Upholding contracts - Less corruption & bribery - More markets - More buying power

  14. H O W

  15. Sustainable Development – TBL (People) (Planet) (Profit) Social Responsibility Environment Economics

  16. Progress towards Sustainable Development Level of integration . Environment, Health & Safety . Management integration Bioethics Annual performance reporting and external verification . Stakeholder engagement and reporting . Human Rights Social responsibility . Proactive strategy definition . Strategic review Right to health SWOT-analysis EO/Diversity Recognition of the need for a strategy change Impulse from company stakeholders Level of learning

  17. Human Rights Stakeholders Governments & Local Power Structures The Local Community Other Business Partners Suppliers Customers Employees

  18. Our relation to human rights has a double perspective • Presence in human rights violating countries • Human rights inform and guide our CSR initiatives

  19. The key strategic recommendation ”That human rights issues and principles can be built into the social responsibility programmes, as a way of providing direction and helping to set priorities.”

  20. The Human Rights Continuum

  21. Human Rights performanceMatrix

  22. Proactive engagement - Promotion Obligation Degree of human rights violation Obligation Relative size of company

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