14 June 2005, Paris, France

In conjunction with the Annual Meeting for National Contact Points , the OECD held a Corporate Responsibility Roundtable on "The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Developing Countries - Building Trust" on 14 June 2005 in Paris.

Roundtable participants discussed the following issues:

• Do the Guidelines express concepts and principles that are relevant for all companies or for only OECD-based companies?
• Does promoting observance of the Guidelines pose special problems in non-adhering countries?
• The OECD Guidelines and Development – Prospects for Maximising Positive Impacts

The Roundtable was attended by delegates from member and non-member countries, representatives of the business community, trade unions, NGOs and academia. 

Documentation

• Summary of the Discussion [ English / Français ]
• Draft Agenda and Issues for Discussion
• List of Invited Speakers
• Corporate Responsibility Practices of Emerging Market Companies - A Fact Finding Study
• The Normative Sources of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Whose Values Do They Express
• Promoting Corporate Responsibility: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises [ Eng / Français ] This article by the OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston provides an overview of the Guidelines.

See also:

• 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