19 April 2013 – Washington D.C., USA

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

Discussions focused on:

• delivering constructive solutions to issues arising from alleged non-observance of the Guidelines
• efforts to improve mediation capacities of National Contact Points
• specific projects on responsible business conduct in the financial and extractive sectors
• lessons learned and outreach activities

Panelists

• Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of International Trade Union Confederation
• Adam Greene, Vice President, Labor Affairs/Corporate Responsibility & Governance, U.S. Council for International Business
• Marie-France Houde, Senior Economist, OECD Investment Division
• Joseph Wilde-Ramsing, Senior Researcher, OECD ‌Watch
• Alan Yu, United States National Contact Point for the Guidelines

The panel was chaired by Alan Yu.
 

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LINKS

2013 World Bank/IMF Civil Society Policy Forum

2013 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings