1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Sector Guidances on Due Diligence Example - Environment, Health and Safety
Starting point - The OECD Guidelines Chapter VI
“Establish and maintain a system of environmental management”
Collect and provide environmental information
The precautionary principle
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 )
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 )

6. Thank you for your attention!
You can find all procedures, online complaint form, all statements and more on
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:
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