The Companies Act 2006 requires directors to have regard to impact of a company\u2019s operations on the community and environment when exercising their duties. It also requires certain companies to provide information regarding environmental matters and social, community and human rights issues within their annual reports.<\/p>
The Government\u2019s future plans to encourage companies to consider the impact of environmental, social and governance issues are set out in Mobilising Green Investment -<\/em> 2023 Green Finance Strategy<\/em>. This includes the Government\u2019s plans to assess the suitability of the standards that were recently published by the International Sustainability Standards Board for use in the UK.<\/p>"}
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The UK has a series of established agreements which are negotiated with partner countries through the EU. These agreements form the basis of our trade relations with most countries in the Middle East.
All association agreements, which include trade chapters, with third countries contain a clause stipulating that human rights are an essential element in relations between the parties.
No aspect of the UK\u2019s commercial relationships with countries in the Middle East prevents us from speaking frankly and openly to them about human rights. We will not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights. They can and should be complementary.<\/p>"}
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