Brazil
Decree 9.571/2018 establishing National Guidelines on Business and Human Rights
Executive
Decree
Passed in 2018
Art.3 defines the guidelines that will guide the State's responsibility for the protection of human rights in business activities.
Art. 12. states that it is up to ("competir a") companies to adopt initiatives for environmental sustainability, such as to adopt measures to make operations more efficient, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to contribute to the fight against climate change (art 12. VII).
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from the Grantham Research Institute
from the Grantham Research Institute
