Discussions on an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises were launched at the 2010 Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility. After an intensive consultation process the updated text of the Guidelines was adopted by the 42 adhering governments at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting on 25 May 2011.

The 2011 Roundtable provided the first occasion for governments, business, labour, and NGO stakeholders and partner organisations, notably  ILO, UN Global Compact, IFC and the GRI, to discuss how they can contribute to the implementation of the updated Guidelines and support the OECD's proactive agenda for assisting enterprises to better cope with corporate responsibility challenges worldwide.

This meeting was organised in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Contact Points (NCPs) which took place on 27-28 June 2011.

Meeting documents

• Preliminary Agenda
   

Presentations

• 2011 Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the Working Party of the OECD Investment Committee
   
• Statement by Ms. Lene Wendland, Advisor on business and human rights,Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
   
• Statement by Ms. Motoko Aizawa, Sustainability Advisor for the IFC
   

Reference documents and links

• Overview of the update of the Guidelines
   
• 2010 Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility 
   
• Terms of Reference for an Update to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (PDF)
   
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
   
• OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational in Weak Governance Zones
   
• OECD project on Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Supply Chain Management of Conflict Minerals
   
• Investment and climate change