Inaugural Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct

Discussions at the Global Forum will focus on high-level systematic approaches to responsible business conduct to set the vision for future action and implementation challenges.

Annual meeting of National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The National Contact Points (NCPs) for the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises meet each year to share their experiences and to report to the OECD Investment Committee. They also hold consultations with business, labour, NGOs and other stakeholders.

South East Asia: Training seminar on designing, developing and implementing sound investment policies

Training seminar for government officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Viet Nam on how to design, develop, and implement sound investment policies to attract investment which will contribute to sustainable development.

OECD-SADC-IFC-JICA seminar on private sector participation in Africa's infrastructure

This seminar will focus on overcoming challenges to private sector participation in infrastructure in Southern Africa.

Forum on implementing due diligence in the 3Ts and Gold supply chains

Participants in this multi-stakeholder meeting launched the Gold Implementation programme and advanced implementation of due diligence in the 3Ts supply chain to ensure that companies avoid contributing to conflict through their mineral or metal purchasing decisions and practices.

Seminar: Evaluation of programmes for the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (Jerusalem, Israel)

The workshop is for policy makers and practitioners who are interested in commissioning and managing evaluations of business development programmes.

Panel at the 2013 World Bank/IMF Civil Society Policy Forum

Government, business, trade and civil society representatives came together at this panel session to discuss the first year of implementation following the 2011 Update of the Guidelines.

Panel on private investment in the food and agriculture sectors

Private investment in the food and agriculture sectors can enhance productivity, drive job creation and income growth, increase food supply and improve food security, according to panel participants. The panel also recognised the need to attract more private private investment in the food and agriculture sectors, and called on governments to design coherent policy frameworks and implement reforms to improve the investment climate.

Conference: Innovation in skills development for SMEs competitiveness (Ankara, Turkey)

The conference discussed the results of the project as well as policy recommendations on training and skills development for the creation of an innovative and competitive SME sector in OECD countries.

Related Documents

• LEED Project - Leveraging training: skills development in SMEs

Workshop on the Future of Shipbuilding

This workshop, held on 29 November 2012, aimed to bring together a wide range of stakeholders to exchange views on the way ahead for government policy for the shipbuilding industry.