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OUTWARD INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS • Do State institutions that support overseas investment have and enforce policies and performance standards in line with, at minimum, the IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability? If so, are there specific and/or additional safeguards pertaining to the recognition and protection of human rights defenders? Most relevant to Sections 1.4, 1.5, 3.4 and 4.2 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • Does the State proactively seek to ensure that it is informed of the role of its businesses abroad in regards to the security of affected communities and human rights defenders? Most relevant to Sections 1.5 and 3.3 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: DUTY OF CARE • Is there a legally enforceable ‘duty of care’ for parent companies in terms of the human rights impacts of their operations and the operations of their subsidiaries, regardless of where the subsidiaries operate, including mandatory due diligence and provisions on human rights defenders and the environment in which they work? Most relevant to Sections 1.5, 3.1 and 3.2 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: 20