The Corporate Affairs Division focuses on policies related to the development and efficient functioning of the corporate sector in both OECD and non-OECD countries with particular emphasis on corporate governance and state-owned-enterprise (SOE) reform.

Its main task has been to organise policy dialogue and exchange of experience among senior officials from both OECD and non-OECD countries and to disseminate the information and conclusions that result from this dialogue.

Since they were first issued in 1999, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have gained worldwide recognition as an international benchmark for good corporate governance. They are actively used by governments, regulators, investors, corporations and stakeholders in both OECD and non-OECD countries and have been adopted by the Financial Stability Board as one of the Twelve Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems.

The OECD Committee on Corporate Governance co-ordinates and guides this work and regional roundtables provide key forums for dialogue.