19 June 2006, Paris, France

In conjunction with the Annual Meeting for National Contact Points , the OECD held a Corporate Responsibility Roundtable on "Developing a proactive approach to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises" on 19 June 2006 in Paris.

The Roundtable focused on the following issues:

• Partnerships for promoting the Guidelines and encouraging the adoption of responsible business practices;
• Using dialogue under the Guidelines to create “win-win” situations for companies and host societies (this session will inter alia look at facilitating access to mediation and conciliation under the OECD Guidelines’ specific instance procedure).

Participants to the Roundtable included representatives of organisations with related instruments (e.g. the International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Global Compact) and experts on promotion and other aspects of Guidelines implementation (e.g. in mediation and conciliation).  The Roundtable provided an opportunity for NCPs to share views and obtain ideas from experts, the business community and other stakeholders on developing a proactive approach to the Guidelines. 

Documentation

• Summary of the Discussion
• Draft agenda and issues for discussion

See also:

• 2005 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2005 Roundtable on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Developing Countries - Building Trust
• 2004 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2004 Roundtable on Environment and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 
• 2003 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2003 Roundtable on Enhancing the Role of Business in the Fight against Corruption 2002 Roundtable on Supply Chains and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2002 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2002 Roundtable on Supply Chains and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2001 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 2001 Roundtable on Global Instruments for Corporate Responsiblity