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News & Events
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13-May-2009
The economic crisis has generated an urgent need to restore confidence in our future and make the world economy stronger, cleaner and fairer. There is growing political consensus on the need to develop a set of common principles and standards in order to ensure a more stable and sustainable development of the global economy, according to the OECD Secretary-General.
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27-Mar-2009
The 9th edition of the Investment Newsletter focuses on OECD support for G20 objectives on international investment and lessons from previous crises for investment policy today.
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24-Mar-2009
The 2008 edition provides an account of the actions the adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2008 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. It also contains the results of the High-Level OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility which focused on employment and industrial relations.
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20-Mar-2009
During his second official visit to the People's Republic of China, Angel Gurría launched the Chinese language translation of OECD's investment policy review of China which looks at Chinese government efforts to encourage responsible business conduct against the backdrop of recent regulatory changes and China's increasing outward investment.
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01-Dec-2008
Analysis of the Chinese government's efforts to encourage responsible business conduct in China and by Chinese enterprises operating abroad, highlighting in particular efforts to strengthen environmental protection and respect for core labour standards.
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13-Oct-2008
Jointly organised by OECD and ILO, this conference was devoted to the theme of "Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy". Discussions focused on wider dissemination of good corporate labour practices and better understanding and use of the OECD and ILO instruments. The key findings from this conference are now available.
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31-Jul-2008
Peru has become the 41st adherent to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, in recognition of its impressive progress in pursuing investment policy reforms to improve the country's business climate and reduce poverty.
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10-Jun-2008
As ongoing corporate bribery investigations and scandals make headlines around the world, Transparency International (TI) has published a working paper on the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, a set of social, labour, environmental and anti-corruption standards for transnational companies. This working paper explains the Guidelines and their relevance in fighting corruption in the private sector. Case studies illustrate recent instances when civil society has filed complaints in different countries related to bribery and other violations.
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18-Sep-2007
Adhering governments are committed to promoting the Guidelines and to making them influential among companies operating in or from their territories. This report describes what governments have done improve the effectiveness, transparency and timeliness of their implementation over the June 2006-June 2007 period and addresses considerations for future action.
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Events
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on 15-Jun-2009
The 2009 roundtable focused on the responsibilities of multinational companies towards consumers and how consumers encourage responsible business conduct in accordance with the framework of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
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from 24-Jun-2008 to 25-Jun-2008
Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, delivered the keynote presentation on the occasion of the 8th annual meeting of National Contact Points in Paris on 24 June 2008.
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from 23-Jun-2008 to 24-Jun-2008
Jointly organised by OECD and ILO, this conference was devoted to the theme of "Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy". Discussions focused on wider dissemination of good corporate labour practices and better understanding and use of the OECD and ILO instruments.
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on 18-Jun-2007
Organised in Paris, the 2007 Roundtable focused on current trends in corporate responsibility practices and instruments in the financial sector, as well as discussing how the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can help support efforts to promote corporate responsibility in this sector.
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Top of page
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Global Forum on International Investment VIII
Focusing on international investment for a stronger, cleaner, fairer global economy
Paris, 7-8 December 2009
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