Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility: Encouraging the Positive Contribution of Business to Environment

16 June 2004, Paris, France

In conjunction with the Annual Meeting for National Contact Points, the OECD held a Corporate Responsibility Roundtable on "Encouraging the Positive Contribution of Business to Environment through the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises".

The Roundtable was structured as follows:

• Session I: A review of recent developments in current business practices toward the environment;
• Session II: Dealing with environmental risk;
• Session III: Corporate contributions to environmental policy.

The Roundtable was attended by recognised specialists in corporate environmental practices, representing the business community, trade unions, NGOs and academia, the National Contact Points and delegates of the OECD’s Environment Policy Committee and its Working Party.

Documentation

• Draft annotated agenda
• Summary of the Discussion
• Draft Summary of Background Report
• Background Report
• Overview of Corporate Environmental Management Practices

See also:

• Other OECD activities relating to environment 
• 2003 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2003 Roundtable on Enhancing the Role of Business in the Fight against Corruption 
• 2002 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2002 Roundtable on Supply Chains and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2001 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2001 Roundtable on Global Instruments for Corporate Responsiblity