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The emergence of private initiatives for corporate responsibility – including the development of codes of conduct, management systems for improving compliance with these codes and non-financial reporting standards -- has been an important trend in international business over the last 25 years. The Investment Committee’s work in this area (www.oecd.org/daf/investment/cr) is part of its broader efforts to support implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and to enhance the contribution of international investments to sustainable development. [more]
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from 23-Jun-2008 to 24-Jun-2008
Jointly organised by OECD and ILO, this roundtable will be devoted to the theme of "Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy". Discussions will focus on wider dissemination of good corporate labour practices and better understanding and use of the OECD and ILO instruments. The roundtable aims to foster mutual understanding and trust between relevant actors in developed and emerging markets on approaches to promote responsible business conduct.
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10-Dec-2007
The 2007 edition provides an account of the actions the adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2007 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. It also contains the results of the 2007 OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility which focused on the OECD Guidelines and the financial sector.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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