Conference on Investment Treaties: Policy Goals and Public Support

Organised by the OECD-hosted Freedom of Investment (FOI) Roundtable, this conference will assess opportunities and challenges associated with investment treaties and how the system can be improved.

Forum on responsible mineral supply chains

This multi-stakeholder forum provides the opportunity to review and discuss implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism. Issues pertinent to the tin, tantalum and tungsten (3Ts) and gold supply chains.

OECD/South Africa workshop on Steelmaking Raw Materials

Steel is one of the most widely produced industrial products in the world, and the sector depends heavily on a range of raw materials for its production. The aim of this workshop was to better understand the impacts of trade-restrictive raw material policies on the global steel industry and to explore policy approaches that would improve the longer-term efficiency and functioning of these markets.

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2014 ASEAN-OECD Conference on investment policy in Southeast Asia

This conference showcased ASEAN’s regional investment integration achievements and efforts. Practitioners highlighted policy reforms at the national and regional levels and considered practical measures to enhance integration. Ways to successfully attract investment that will strengthen ASEAN supply chains were identified.

Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Enterprise Dynamics

This event, to be held on 8-9 December 2014 in Paris, seeks to gather cross-country evidence on various aspects of business and innovation dynamics, including new business venture formation, the role of framework conditions, and resource allocation and inclusive growth.

Workshop on Shipbuilding and the Offshore Industry

The purpose of this workshop was to better understand this increasingly important market segment for the shipbuilding industry and particularly the scope and limitations for reorientation of shipyards towards offshore vessels and the lessons learnt from recent diversification strategies.

Capacity building seminar: Promoting entrepreneurial education in schools (Potsdam, Germany)

The seminar contributed to the development of a tool that should allow schools to map the perceptions of learners, teachers, parents, and partner organisations as they relate to the entrepreneurial education opportunities (courses, extra-curricular work), resources and support available to teachers.

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8ème Forum sur les chaînes d'approvisionnement responsables en minerais

Cette réunion sera l’occasion de dresser un état des lieux de la mise en œuvre du Guide OCDE sur le devoir de diligence, ainsi que du Mécanisme régional de certification de la CIRGL et d’autres initiatives visant à faciliter les chaînes d’approvisionnement responsables. Des sujets relatifs à l’étain, au tantale et au tungstène (les 3Ts) ainsi qu’aux chaînes d’approvisionnement en or seront abordés tout au long du Forum.

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China and OECD to co-operate on promoting the responsible sourcing of minerals

Beijing, 24 October 2014 - China presented guidelines intended to provide a roadmap for the responsible business conduct of Chinese companies operating overseas. In addition, China and the OECD signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the implementation by Chinese companies of responsible business conduct in global mineral supply chains.

Africa Forum 2014: By Africa, for Africa? Industrialisation and Integration for Inclusive Growth

Organised by the OECD Development Centre in partnership with the African Union, the 2014 Africa Forum will focus on the pan-African agenda of economic and social transformation.