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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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Keynote presentation by Professor John G. Ruggie

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.

OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

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.

Tackling corporate corruption with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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.

OECD publishes its annual report on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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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2007 Edition

This edition focuses on corporate responsibility in the financial sector

Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones

Guidelines

The Guidelines web portal provides information about the nature, function and implementation of this key corporate responsibility tool.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises