Online public consultation on corporate governance and the financial crisis

20-Apr-2009

The current crisis has highlighted many corporate governance failures. As part of its strategic response, the OECD sought the contribution of stakeholders as it starts work on a set of recommendations that will address weaknesses in corporate governance that are related to the financial crisis.

Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth, OECD workshop concludes

13-May-2008

A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth.

LEED Reviews: Innovation and the Internationalisation of Local Economies

22-Aug-2007

This review series aims to assist policy makers to develop local strategies and programmes to promote competitiveness in the globalising knowledge economy through strengthening innovation and internationalisation. Cities and regions interested in participating in this series, are invited to contact the OECD Secretariat.

LEED Reviews on "Local Innovation Systems and Entrepreneurship"

05-Jul-2007

These reviews aim at providing policy recommendations on how to strengthen the innovation system of the region in order to underpin economic growth. The first case study took place in the region of Cantabria, Spain.  Representatives of governments and development agencies wishing to participate in the study are invited to contact the OECD Secretariat.

UK National Contact Point launches stakeholder consultation on OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

17-Oct-2005

Following the report of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Great Lakes Region and conflict prevention, the UK Government committed to consult Stakeholders on the promotion and implementation of the OECD Guidelines.  Submissions should be received by the UK NCP by 6 January 2006.

China needs far-reaching reforms in public and corporate governance, OECD says

07-Sep-2005

China needs to make wide-ranging changes in the way it runs its public and private sectors if it is to continue on a stable growth path leading to full integration into the world economy, according to a new report from the OECD.

UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

02-Jun-2005

The UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are the world’s foremost comprehensive, voluntary corporate responsibility initiatives. This report seeks to clarify the complementarities and distinctive contributions of these two initiatives by setting forth the initiatives’ major premises and objectives, scope and coverage, and implementation and follow-up mechanisms. 

Public Consultation on Conducting Business with Integrity in Weak Governance Zones

01-Mar-2005

The OECD Investment Committee invited consultation partners to provide answers to a list of questions derived from analytical work that looks at some of the generic ethics issues raised by investments in weak governance zones and also contains a case study of investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kofi Annan refers to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in remarks to UN Security Council

10-May-2004

Remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at an open debate of the UN Security Council on the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building in New York on 15 April 2004.

Conference on Partnerships, Clusters of Enterprises and Cross-border Co-operation, Hrvatska Kostajnica Region, Croatia, 6 April 2004

06-Apr-2004

This seminar was organised within the LEED Trento Centre programme of work, in co-operation with UMIS-SMEA (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Association), Croatia, and the Investment Compact. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

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