2008 Roundtable on Corporate Governance in Russia

Recent years have seen the rise in alternative sources of capital, including the re-emergence of states as influential owners of commercial assets.This meeting focused on the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises in Russia.

Examens de l'OCDE des politiques de l'investissement : Fédération de Russie

En 2007, les flux d’investissements internationaux de la Russie ont atteint des niveaux record qui font de ce pays l’un des principaux destinataires et émetteurs d’IDE dans le monde. La Russie pourrait accroître sa capacité d’attirer les investissements internationaux en renforçant la concurrence bénéfique et en ouvrant de nouvelles perspectives d’investissement. L’adoption par les entreprises russes de pratiques commerciales

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• OECD Investment Policy Review of Russia: Strengthening the Policy Framework for Investment

OECD-China Seminar on Promoting Responsible Environmental Conduct

Organised in Paris on 27 June 2008, this seminar aimed to initiate a continuing dialogue and the establishment of a network for sharing information on best practices of environmentally responsible business conduct among Chinese enterprises.

OECD-China Symposium on Government Approaches to Encouraging Responsible Business Conduct

Organised in Paris on 26-27 June 2008, this symposium discussed a report outlining China’s recent progress in encouraging responsible business conduct, examined remaining challenges and offered proposals for advancing work in this area.

Initiativen und Instrumente für ein Gessellschaftlich Verantwortliches Unternehmerisches Handeln

Dieses Dokument erläutert den einzigartigen Status und die ganz besonderen Merkmale der ILO- und OECD-Instrumente wie auch des UNGC. Die ILO-Erklärung, die OECD-Leitsätze und der UNGC ergänzen die vom Privatsektor ergriffenen CSR-Initiativen und bilden wesentliche Elemente des umfassenderen Systems öffentlicher und privater Governance-Strukturen, auf dessen Grundlage private Initiativen entstehen.

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Investment Newsletter, June 2008, Issue 7

Investment Newsletter No.7 focuses on recent developments in foreign direct investment (FDI) in OECD countries. FDI outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008.

Conférence OCDE-OIT sur l'emploi et relations professionnelles : Promouvoir un comportement responsable des entreprises dans une économie mondialisée

Organisé à Paris les 23-24 juin 2008, cette conférence a été consacrée au thème de "l'Emploi et relations professionnelles : promouvoir un comportement responsable des entreprises dans une économie mondialisée". Cet événement avait comme objectif d'aider à accroître la diffusion des bonnes pratiques des entreprises concernant l’emploi et les relations professionnelles et à assurer une meilleure connaissance et une meilleure

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• OECD-ILO Conference on employment and industrial relations: Promoting responsible business conduct in a globalising economy

International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Annual Conference

In his opening remarks delivered at the ICGN conference, Mr. Gurría noted that the recent global financial crisis and the ensuing impact on global economic confidence and growth prospects had highlighted the great relevance of corporate governance, and the key contribution it can make to stabili

The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance continues dialogue with alternative investors

The regulatory framework should allow the developments of shareholders’ activism and any intervention aimed at addressing specific policy issue should be informed by careful analysis about the nature of the issue and about the costs and benefits of proposed policy actions.

OECD Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, 13-14 May 2008

This event, which took place in Hong Kong, China, on 13-14 May 2008, focused on effective monitoring of related-party transactions which are seen as one of the most serious breaches of good corporate governance around the world.