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<p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government works closely with international partners
and major multinationals to encourage them to become more sustainable.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">As an example in December 2021 under UK's Presidency of the G7,
Ministers met with CEOs and seniors from 19 major food and agriculture companies to
launch the G7 Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSI). This is a new commitment
of 22 leading food and agriculture companies headquartered in G7 countries to take
action to improve the environmental and social impact of their supply chains and business
operations. Ahead of COP26, we set up a business advisory council of global leaders
from the private sector, encouraging members to work with their peers and supply chains
to drive action. This group includes Ikea, Unilever and is co-chaired by Legal and
General Investment Management's CEO. Further, we have encouraged companies to sign
up to Race to Zero, requiring businesses to set net zero targets by 2050 and have
credible action plans to get there. By Jan 2022, over 5000 companies had joined. (SDG13:
Climate Action)</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We work closely with international
partners and major multinationals to encourage them to become more sustainable. The
UK government is a signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment
and MNEs which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and has
consistently supported the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights. We support codes of conduct, certificates and standards organisations which
encourage businesses to be socially responsible, environmentally sound and help defeat
modern slavery across their value chains.</ins></p>
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