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Har åpenhetsloven hatt effekt?

Forrige undersøkelse fra 2019/2020 viste svært lav kjennskap til OECDs retningslinjer for ansvarlig næringsliv blant norske næringslivsledere og at få bedrifter gjennomførte aktsomhetsvurderinger i tråd med OECDs retningslinjer. Den viste også at

Ansvarlighet i urolige tider

Det var blant tilbakemeldingene til Kontaktpunktet fra deltakerne på årets dialogmøte på Litteraturhuset 19. april 2023. Det er storkrig i Europa. Vi står midt i en klimakrise. I flere vestlige land utfordres demokratiet. Vi er sårbare i vår

Final Statement in specific instance related to shipyard accident in Korea – the Martin Linge Project

The case concerned due diligence, remedy and disclosure related to a crane accident in Korea at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard on 1 May 2017. The accident occured during the construction of an oil platform module for the Martin Linge

Fønix AS, autismeteamet

Fønix AS er en arbeids- og inkluderingsbedrift i Vestfold som tilbyr arbeidsrettede tiltak på oppdrag fra NAV. NAV Vestfold har satt av 10 tiltaksplasser til personer med diagnoser innenfor autismespekteret. Dessuten har enkelte kommunale NAV

World leaders meet at climate summit to address tropical deforestation

World Leaders from 26 countries and the EU came together at the UN Climate summit (COP27) to launch the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP). The Partnership will help to deliver the commitment made at last year’s summit in Glasgow by

Slutterklæring i enkeltsak knyttet til ulykken på skipsverft i Korea – Martin Linge-prosjektet

Saken gjaldt aktsomhetsvurdering, oppreisning og offentliggjøring av opplysninger i forbindelse med en kranulykke som fant sted 1. mai 2017 på Samsung Heavy Industries’ verft i Geoje i Korea. Ulykken skjedde under byggingen av en oljeplattformmodul

Nye arbeidsmåter for fremtidens løsninger

Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT (Difi) inviterer til frokostseminar 1. desember hvor Ruter# vil fortelle om hvordan de jobber for å tilpasse seg fremtiden. Hvilke metoder bruker de og hvordan organiserer de arbeidet for å levere løsninger som

How carbon markets done right help stop deforestation

To have the desired effect, carbon markets need to provide incentives for governments to transform land use governance and tackle the fundamental drivers of deforestation. They need to respect countries’ sovereign right to decide how this should be

Stor verdi, liten risiko

Artikkelen er fra Kontaktpunktets årsrapport for 2022. Velkommen til lansering 19. april! Mer informasjon her. Påmelding her. Tekst: Marianne Alfsen Mekling førte til avtale i sak mellom fire fagforeninger og NBIM. Fra venstre: Massimo Frattini (IUF

The Amazon Fund is re-activated

Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Espen Barth Eide and President-elect in Brazil, Lula da Silva. At COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, November 2022. Photo: Jon Berg/Ministry of Climate and Environment. Presidential decrees to reopen the Amazon

Press conference March 18, 2022: Post by the Minister of Justice and Public Security

(The post must be compared with the post delivered) Thank you, Minister of Defence. The security situation in Europe has changed. This means that emergency preparedness in Norway must adapt correspondingly. The Norwegian Government wishes to

By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Press conference  March 18, 2022

International migration 2011-2012

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report , “International Migration 2011-2012 - IMO report for Norway”, is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the OECD

Recommendation of February 15th, 2011, on the exclusion of the company Grupo Carso SAB de CV

The exclusion of the company is recommended because of its involvement in the production of tobacco. Please find the recommendation here (pdf)

Evaluation reports and Annual reports 1994

Evaluation reports and Annual reports 1994 1. Evaluation of World Food Programme 2. Evaluation of the Norwegian Junior Expert Programme with UN Organisations

Annual report 2020: Women, peace and security

This is the second yearly report on women, peace and security that is being finalised in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. A pandemic that has had a major impact on the work with women, peace and security, just as it has across the board on the

International migration 2010-2011

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the OECD countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2009 and

The Anti-Discrimination Act

The Act on prohibition of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, etc. (the Anti-Discrimination Act) (unofficial translation)

Norwegian development cooperation with Madagascar

Norwegian development cooperation with Madagascar Madagascar received status as a Norwegian development partner in 2004. In May 2004, Norway opened an embassy in Antananarivo. Norwegian missionaries have provided this island nation in the Indian

Regulations amending the Patent Regulations (in accordance with the decision of the WTO General Council of 30 August 2003, Paragraphs 1(b) and 2(a))

Regulations amending the Patent Regulations (in accordance with the decision of the WTO General Council of 30 August 2003, Paragraphs 1(b) and 2(a)) Pursuant to sections 49 and 69 of the Act of 15 December 1967 No. 9 relating to patents, the

A study of contributions from the Norwegian fishing fleet to acidification and eutrophication

Rapport - utslipp og deposisjon i Norge fra den norske fiskeflåten

A study of contributions from the Norwegian fishing fleet to acidification and eutrophication Pdf-file (2,1 MB)