Ættu fyrirtæki að bera ábyrgð á mannréttindabrotum og umhverfisskaða af völdum dótturfélaga erlendis?

Samantekt búin til af gervigreind, yfirfarin af stjórnendum: Þessi frumkvæðisgerð lagði til strangari lagaskyldur fyrir fyrirtæki varðandi mannréttindi og alþjóðlega viðurkennda umhverfisstaðla í starfsemi þeirra erlendis og í framboðskeðjum. Fyrirtæki gætu verið ábyrg fyrir tjóni sem erlend dótturfélög eða önnur fyrirtæki sem þau stjórna valda nema þau sýni fram á að þau hafi sýnt fram á fullnægjandi áreiðanleikakönnun. Stuðningsmenn héldu því fram að fyrirtæki ættu að bera ábyrgð þegar fyrirtæki sem þau stjórna valda mannréttindabrotum eða umhverfistjóni erlendis. Andstæðingar vöruðu við lagalegri óvissu, kostnaðarsömum málaferlum, samkeppnisókostum og beitingu innlendra lagastaðla á starfsemi í öðrum löndum. Naumur meirihluti svissneskra kjósenda studdi frumkvæðisgerðina en henni var hafnað þar sem hún fékk ekki meirihluta kantónanna.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/636.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20201129/can636.html
Vote date: 2020-11-29
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»
Original German title: Konzernverantwortungsinitiative
Swissvotes keyword/additional content: «Unternehmens-Verantwortungs-Initiative»
Swissvotes short-description title: Konzernverantwortung: Volk sagt Ja, Stände lehnen ab
Original French title: Initiative «Entreprises responsables»
Official English explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20201113130425/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20201129/iniziativa-popolare-per-imprese-responsabili-a-tutela-dell-essere-umano-e-dell-ambiente.html
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20201123162518/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20201129/volksinitiative-Fur-verantwortungsvolle-unternehmen-zum-schutz-von-mensch-und-umwelt.html
Official French explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20201129050429/https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/votations/20201129/initiative-entreprises-responsables.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/57253
Department information (German): https://web.archive.org/web/20201109090708/https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/de/home/themen/abstimmungen/verantwortungsvolle-unternehmen.html
Department information (French): https://web.archive.org/web/20201111101630/https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/fr/home/themes/abstimmungen/entreprises-responsables.html
Federal office information (German): https://web.archive.org/web/20201101081812/https://www.bj.admin.ch/bj/de/home/wirtschaft/gesetzgebung/verantwortungsvolle-unternehmen.html
Federal office information (French): https://web.archive.org/web/20201101090024/https://www.bj.admin.ch/bj/fr/home/wirtschaft/gesetzgebung/verantwortungsvolle-unternehmen.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjouNiTBpXw
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDNcZyYBKgw
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20201129.prop_oui_636_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20201129.prop_oui_636_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis462.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis462.html