Conference on corporate responsibility in Asia: Why responsible business conduct matters

Co-organised by OECD and ESCAP in Bangkok, this conference focused on OECD and Asian country responses to the main challenges in responsible business conduct, with a special focus on climate change, finance and education.

UN Global Compact and OECD intensify collaboration

(New York/Paris, 27 October 2009) – The United Nations Global Compact and the OECD have recently begun to enhance their collaborative efforts, particularly in countries that have both Global Compact Local Networks and National Contact Points NCPs on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Investment Newsletter, October 2009, Issue 11

Investment Newsletter No.11 focuses on a joint OECD-WTO-UNCTAD report that the three organisations delivered to G20 Leaders ahead of the Pittsburg Summit, investment liberalisation, national security, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, FDI statistics, the 8th Global Forum on International Investment and the NEPAD-OECD Africa Initiative.

2009 Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points: Report by the Chair

This document reproduces the Report by the Chair of the Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points which was held in June 2009. It provides an account of the actions taken by adhering governments in the 12 months to June 2009 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.

Principes de l'OCDE applicables en matière de prix de transfert à l'intention des entreprises multinationales et des administrations fiscales

Les Principes applicables en matière de prix de transfert fournissent des lignes directrices sur l’application du « principe de pleine concurrence » pour la valorisation aux fins fiscales des transactions internationales entre entreprises associées.

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• Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations

Outil de sensibilisation au risque de l'OCDE destiné aux entreprises opérant dans les zones à déficit de gouvernance

Les zones à déficit de gouvernance comprennent les pays dans lesquels les autorités ne sont pas capables ou désireuses d’assumer leurs responsabilités -- quinze pour cent environ de la population mondiale vivent dans de telles zones. Ces zones font partie des environnements les plus difficiles au monde pour l’investissement pour les entreprises multinationales. L'Outil de sensibilisation aide les entreprises d'identifier les risques

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• Weak Governance Zones - Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises - OECD

Investment Newsletter, June 2009, Issue 10

Investment Newsletter No.10 focuses on the collapse of international investment flows in 2009, how the economic crisis has sharpened governments' focus on international investment policy, challenges for China's outward FDI as it continues to expand and a new risk mitigation facility for investment in Africa.

Table ronde de l'OCDE sur la responsabilité des entreprises : pouvoir des consommateurs et conduite responsable des entreprises

Conférence de l'OCDE sur la responsabilité des entreprises

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• OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility: Consumer empowerment and responsible business conduct

Investment Newsletter, March 2009, Issue 9

Investment Newsletter No.9 focuses on OECD support for G20 objectives on international investment, lessons from previous crises for investment policy today, the investment policy review of China, the PFI user's toolkit, guidance for engaging the private sector in water infrastructure and investment news from Africa.

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.