News & Events

OECD publishes report on implementation of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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. 

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Specific instances considered by National Contact Points

18-Sep-2007

The OECD Council Decision of June 2000 instructs the NCPs to contribute to the resolution of issues that arise relating to implementation of the Guidelines in specific instances.  The NCP is expected to offer a forum for discussion and to assist the business community, employee organisations and other parties concerned in dealing with the issues raised.  With a view to improving the quality of information disclosed by NCPs, OECD publishes an archive of specific instances that have been or are being considered by NCPs.

Egypt signs the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

23-Jul-2007

On 11 July 2007, Egypt became the first Arab and first African country to sign the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This marks a new stage in Egypt's drive to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). A series of policy reforms have helped to underpin a fifteen-fold increase in Egypt’s FDI between 2001 and 2006. FDI reached a record USD 9 billion in the first three quarters of its 2007 fiscal year. This compares with USD 6.1 billion for the whole of 2006.

OECD releases studies on hedge funds and private equity

23-Jul-2007

The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance has released today the studies it requested on the role of alternative investors in corporate governance.

OECD Review on "Clusters and Entrepreneurship"

03-Jul-2007

This study was carried out in 2007.  An OECD publication will be released in June 2008 with a set of recommendations on how best to adapt the policy framework to enhance the entrepreneurship and cluster development in a given area.  This review draws on an in-depth analysis of the Grenoble cluster in France and other six international clusters across the OECD. 

G8 calls on OECD to lead work on freedom of investment, investment environment and corporate responsibility

12-Jun-2007

The G8 Summit Declaration of 7 June 2007 called for continuation of the OECD Investment Committee's project on Freedom of Investment, National Security and "Strategic" Industries, additional non-member adherences to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, active use of the Policy Framework for Investment in developing countries, effective implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and wider dissemination of the OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones.

OECD examines the role of hedge funds and private equity firms in corporate governance

05-Jun-2007

The OECD Steering Group has concluded that “activist” hedge funds and private equity firms can play a positive role in corporate governance of publicly held companies and that specific issues are best addressed within the framework of the existing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.

OECD examines the role of hedge funds and private equity firms in corporate governance

05-Jun-2007

OECD countries have agreed that the corporate governance practices of private equity firms and hedge funds are best addressed within the framework of the existing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.

G8 Labour and Employment Ministers provide strong support for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

07-May-2007

G8 Labour and Employment Ministers met in Dresden on 6-8 May 2007 to discuss the opportunities and challenges that globalisation brings with it for the working world. In referring to the contribution companies can make to shaping the social dimension of globalisation, the G8 Chair's conclusions strongly emphasised the role of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Human rights, alternative dispute resolution and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

24-Apr-2007

This note gives an OECD perspective on alternative dispute resolution based on experiences with the specific instances procedure of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It was prepared for a workshop on "Accountability and Dispute Resolution" organised by Harvard's Kennedy School in support of work in this area by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Business & Human Rights.

First Meeting of the Task Force on Corporate Governance of Banks in Eurasia

on 17-May-2007

The Eurasian Corporate Governance Roundtable established a task force to develop a policy options paper (“policy brief”) addressing corporate governance challenges shared by commercial banks in Eurasia. Based on some existing norms developed by the OECD or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the policy brief is to be developed through active discussion within the Task Force that includes experts from Eurasian countries, OECD member countries and international organisations.  The Task Force has its meeting to discuss the draft policy brief in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 17 May 2007.

2007 International Experts Meeting on Corporate Governance of Non-Listed Companies

on 22-Jun-2007

This Experts Meeting on Private Equity, Corporate Governance and Non-Listed Companies discussed the challenges and opportunities for corporate governance in private equity-backed companies both in OECD and non-OECD countries, particularly what specific implications they have on public policy.

2007 Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Financial Sector

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.

Non-listed Companies Focus Group meeting

on 02-Dec-2005

The focus group met in Paris in December 2005 to further advance discussion on corporate governance in non-listed companies on the legal and regulatory framework, transparency requirements, and ownership structures and financing.

The Sixth meeting of the Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform

The sixth meeting of the Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform will take place in 2008.  It will build on the initial work and input of the Network on Asian Insolvency Reform, which is currently being established and will be held in co-operation with the FAIR partner organisations.  The venue of the FAIR is currently under discussion.

The Fifth Meeting of the Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR)

from 26-Apr-2006 to 27-Apr-2006

The fifth meeting of the Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR) took place in Beijing, China on 27-28 April 2006. FAIR V discussed insolvency initiatives in Asia during the last decade and distilled the relevance of international guidance to past and future reforms in Asia.

Meeting of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance in Singapore

from 26-Jun-2007 to 27-Jun-2007

The OECD organises the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance to support corporate governance reforms in 13 Asian economies. The Roundtable comprises Asian policy-makers, regulators and business leaders, as well as regional and international experts. The last meeting of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance was hosted by Singapore on 26-27 June 2007.

Policy Dialogue on Corporate Governance in China, Shanghai, China

from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007

Chairmen of the boards of China’s largest listed companies met with OECD decision-makers to discuss boardroom challenges and how to make improvements, at a meeting hosted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 29-30 March, 2007.

ASEAN, OECD countries to discuss “peer review” as mechanism for co-operation

from 23-Jan-2007 to 24-Jan-2007

Policymakers from Southeast Asian and OECD countries will meet in Jakarta on 23-24 January 2007 to discuss the role and utility of the ‘peer review’ mechanism which is at the heart of the OECD’s working methods, with a view to providing direction for policy reform and enhanced international co-operation.

Conference "Let’s Go4Growth. Local Strategies for the Growth of Global Companies", Barcelona, Spain

from 13-Nov-2006 to 15-Nov-2006

This conference was an attempt to provoke practical reflection and generate proposals that will help define local strategies for the growth of companies with projections for the future. It was promoted and organised by Barcelona Activa with the support of CIDEU, EBN, IASP and the OECD LEED Programme.