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OECD-GRI announce partnership to help multinational companies operate responsibly

13-Dec-2010

Companies worldwide will be given greater guidance and support on how to conduct their business responsibly and report on their sustainability performance thanks to a partnership between the Global Reporting Initiative and OECD.

2010 annual report on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

03-Dec-2010

Work is underway on an update of the Guidelines to ensure their continued role as a leading international instrument for the promotion of responsible business conduct.  The 2010 annual report focuses on 3 core issues for consideration during the update - supply chains, human rights, and climate change.

Helping companies make the shift to a low-carbon economy

26-Nov-2010

This OECD report - Transition to a low carbon economy: Public goals and corporate practices - highlights action companies are taking to fight climate change and recommends government actions to encourage them.

International co-operation intensifies in the fight against conflict minerals

04-Oct-2010

Mining and manufacturing companies have joined forces with governments, regulators and civil society organisations to push for clearer standards to trace the origins of raw materials and to help guarantee their products are untainted by conflict.

Mining sector - Promoting responsible investment through enhanced due diligence

01-Oct-2010

The OECD pilot project in the mining and mineral sector promotes responsible investment in conflict zones and fragile states by fostering the integration of sustainable management of natural resources into core corporate strategies through enhanced due diligence procedures.

OECD FDI Index shows more open FDI regimes

30-Jun-2010

The 2010 scores for the OECD FDI Index, now available for 48 countries, including all G-20 members, and 22 sectors, show that many non-OECD countries have become as open as OECD countries and, in a few cases, even more so.

Morocco - Investment policy review

06-May-2010

This investment policy review examines Morocco’s achievements in developing an open and transparent investment regime and its efforts to reduce restrictions on international investment.

Corporate governance after the crisis - conclusions and emerging good practices

25-Feb-2010

This report, phase 3 of the OECD's action plan on corporate governance and the financial crisis, aims to help companies and governments to overcome weaknesses and support a more effective implementation of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, one of the Financial Stability Board’s 12 key standards.

Accountability and Transparency Guide for State Ownership

02-Feb-2010

One priority in implementing the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of SOEs is to ensure a high quality of transparency and accountability. This guide aims to facilitate practical implementation of the OECD Guidelines in this area by evaluating existing practices and providing viable policy options, giving many specific examples.

MENA-OECD Task Force Meeting on Corporate Governance of SOEs, 1 March 2010, Paris, France

27-Jan-2010

This meeting focused on two areas of governance reform that are priorities for the Middle East North Africa region: Transparency and accountability and the selection and quality of SOE boards. 


Events

Revised recommendations for the 10th Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance

from 01-Dec-2009 to 02-Dec-2009

Taking into account corporate governance lessons from the global financial crisis, the Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance concluded its 10th annual meeting by agreeing in principle to a revised set of recommendations aimed at encouraging institutional investors to exercise their ownership rights responsibly and promote better corporate governance of companies in the region.

Consultation on an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

on 08-Dec-2009

This Consultation sought the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including needs and options for specific revisions of both the substantive and procedural provisions of this instrument.

OECD Guidelines for MNEs and UN Framework on Business and Human Rights

on 10-Nov-2009

At the 2009 EU Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus talks about how the OECD's approach to corporate responsibility and the UN "Protect, Respect, Remedy" Framework on Business and Human Rights support each other.

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

from 02-Nov-2009 to 03-Nov-2009

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.

Third Annual Conference of the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIOD), Cairo, Egypt

on 15-Jun-2009

The conference focused on three key themes: the role of internal audit and audit committees, the role of external auditors, and disclosure and accounting standards.

Reinforcing Financial Supervision and Regulation - Lessons from the Crisis, Beirut, Lebanon

from 28-May-2009 to 29-May-2009

The conference focused primarily on corporate governance lessons emerging from the current financial crisis.

Regional Symposium on Insolvency and Creditor Rights in the MENA countries, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

from 26-May-2009 to 27-Jun-2009

The conference took place to advance the level of understanding of the insolvency systems in countries in the region.

10 year anniversary of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, Manila, 9-10 September 2009

from 09-Sep-2009 to 10-Sep-2009

This meeting evaluated whether corporate governance standards and practices are working. What will the next decade of Corporate Governance in Asia be like?

4th meeting of the Network on Corporate Governance of SOEs in Asia

from 20-May-2009 to 21-May-2009

Taking place in Bangkok, this year's meeting focussed on implementation of the Policy Brief on priorities and recommendations for improving the corporate governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Asia using case studies on good practice from around the Asia region.



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