Employment and industrial relations - 2008 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

This Annual Report provides an account of the actions adhering governments took over the 12 months to June 2008 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. It also highlights key findings of the High-Level OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility.

L’éthique des affaires et les principes de l’OCDE : que faire pour éviter une nouvelle crise ?

Selon M. Gurría, l’éthique des affaires devra être au cœur de toute nouvelle feuille de route pour l’économie mondiale. Les marchés ne doivent pas seulement être plus stables mais aussi moralement acceptables. Il a affirmé qu'il était temps de réconcilier l’éthique et l’économie en s'appuyant sur des règles solides, transparentes et d’actualité.

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• Business ethics and OECD principles: What can be done to avoid another crisis?

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives focuses on multidisciplinary empirical and analytical research of practical relevance for the global investment policy community.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews - China 2008: Encouraging Responsible Business Conduct

This Investment Policy Review of China 2008 reviews Chinese government efforts to encourage responsible business conduct against the backdrop of recent regulatory changes and China's increasing outward investment. It also evaluates recent improvements in China's FDI statistics.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Peru

This Review, undertaken as a part of Peru's adherence process and in co-operation with Peruvian authorities, shows the country's achievements in establishing an open and transparent investment regime with a limited number of restrictions, enabling Peru to rank among the most open economies. Recent governmental initiatives seek to further reduce administrative barriers to investment, streamline and simplify investment incentives, and

Investment Newsletter, November 2008, Issue 8

Investment Newsletter No.8 focuses on recent developments in foreign direct investment in OECD countries, OECD guidance on Sovereign Wealth Funds, China's efforts to promote responsible business conduct in co-operation with OECD and OECD and ILO initiatives to promote responsible business conduct.

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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