In the action plan, the Government proposes a range of actions to be taken, including the following:

• Ensure greater policy coherence and expertise on corporate social responsibility in the public administration;
• Consider pooling the resources of several actors that currently advise companies on corporate social responsibility by establishing a single advisory centre;
• Include respect for internationally recognised human rights in public contracts;
• Seek to ensure that provisions on respect for human rights, including on safeguarding labour rights and working conditions, are included in bilateral free trade agreements and investment treaties;
• Give priority to framework conditions, institution building and the development of adequate legislation to ensure that human rights are respected in priority countries for receiving Norwegian development aid;
• Seek to ensure, through international cooperation, that victims of grave and systematic human rights violations have access to effective appeals procedures; and
• Support the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its work to strengthen national legal systems.