Conferences on Clusters, Entrepreneurship and Local Development, Timisoara and Bucharest, Romania, May 2004

06-Apr-2004

These two back-to-back conferences were organised within the framework of the LEED Trento Centre in co-operation with the Central European Initiative.  This event gathered together over 100 participants from OECD and Eastern European countries. For further information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Conference on Entrepreneurship and Local Development, Milan, Italy, 26 April 2004

03-Mar-2004

This international conference is jointly organised by the LEED Programme and FORMAPER, a long-standing partner of LEED. The aim of this event is to identify the effect of entrepreneurship in local development, as well as to determine the best policies at regional level. For more information, please contact Lucy.Clarke@oecd.org 

Local Entrepreneurship Reviews

20-Feb-2004

Local Entrepreneurship Reviews examine how to create comprehensive and effective strategies to stimulate entrepreneurship in case study cities and regions.  Work has been completed on three case studies in Trento (Italy), the West Midlands (UK) and Sinaloa (Mexico).

Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Public Statement by CIME

11-Feb-2004

This statement by the OECD Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises (CIME) reports on activities undertaken in response to the issues raised by the UN Expert Panel on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and other Forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Conference on Regional and Entrepreneurial Development: New Challenges for Latin America, Sinaloa, Mexico, spring 2004

16-Jan-2004

This international conference is organised by the OECD LEED Programme in partnership with the government of the State of Sinaloa, the Sinaloa Development Council (CODESIN) and the financial support of the Presidency of Mexico.

OECD Invited Comment on Draft Revision of its Corporate Governance Principles

12-Jan-2004

The OECD invited public comment on a draft of the revision of its Principles of Corporate Governance that were adopted by OECD governments in 1999. This follows a request from OECD governments for reinforcement of the Principles in response to recent corporate scandals. 

OECD publishes the 2003 annual report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

28-Nov-2003

In addition to reviewing what the 38 adhering governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy, this publication provides an overview of how the business sector’s contribution to the fight against corruption might be enhanced, focusing, in particular, on governments’ roles in this effort.

Workshop on Sustainable Development, Environment and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

03-Nov-2003

Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 November 2003.  One year after the World Sustainable Development Summit, this Workshop took stock of progress in promoting corporate responsibility through private sector initiatives and inter-governmental approaches such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Business Approaches to Combating Corrupt Practices

The international business community's anti-corruption efforts are essential parts of broader systems for fighting corrupt business practices. This OECD study seeks to understand the views of a selection of multinational enterprises towards corrupt business practices as well as their anti-corruption management and reporting practices.

New Corporate Governance Proposals Aim to Improve Investment Climate in South Eastern Europe

19-Jun-2003