37. States have obligations to adopt legal frameworks that protect against, and respondto, environmental harm that interferes with the enjoyment of human rights (seeA/HRC/25/53, para. 47). Under the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,those obligations include duties to protect against human rights abuses by businesses, andbusinesses themselves have a responsibility to respect human rights (A/HRC/17/31, annex).
37. States have obligations to adopt legal frameworks that protect against, and respond to, environmental harm that interferes with the enjoyment of human rights (see A/HRC/25/53, para. 47). Under the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, those obligations include duties to protect against human rights abuses by businesses, and businesses themselves have a responsibility to respect human rights (A/HRC/17/31, annex).