Annual report on the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises 2013 : responsible business conduct in action.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

Annual report on the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises, 2220-5713

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Law and legislation.

International business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : OECD, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises aim to help businesses meet the challenge of acting responsibly in any country they operate by providing a global framework for responsible conduct covering all areas of business ethics. While observance of the Guidelines by enterprises is voluntary and not legally enforceable, adhering governments are committed to promoting their observance among enterprises. This Annual Report describes what adhering governments have done to live up to their commitment over the 12 months to June 2013 . In particular it highlights the mediation and consensus b

Contents:

Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; Achievements and looking forward; Innovations in NCPs institutional arrangements; Communication and promotion of the Guidelines; Specific instances: An increasingly challenging task for NCPs; Proactive agenda; Outreach and supporting activities; Priorities for the next implementation cycle; a) Better communicating expectations on the Guidelines; b) Enhancing functional equivalence; c) Proactive agenda; d) Intensifying outreach; Notes; Chapter 1. The activities of National Contact Points

NCP organisation: Increased involvement of government officials, experts and stakeholdersStructure, innovations and reforms ahead; Figure 1.1. NCP Structure; Focus: New and reformed NCPs; Box 1.1. The reform of the Danish NCP: Mediation and Complaints-Handling Institution for RBC; Advisory bodies: The new multi-stakeholder board in Switzerland; Figure 1.2. Does the NCP have an advisory body?; Oversight bodies: Australian and Chilean innovations; Box 1.2. Switzerland multi-stakeholder advisory board; Figure 1.3. Does the NCP have an oversight body?; Reporting within governments

Figure 1.4. Does the NCP report with the government?Information and promotion activities: New tools and increased co-operative efforts; Box 1.3. The first year of Colombia's NCP; The Guidelines translated in 25 languages; Promotional plans and new tools - selected examples; Box 1.4. Morocco's NCP action plan for 2013: Focus on promotion; Selected events organised by NCPs and national stakeholders5; Raising awareness through the embassies - selected examples; Surveys and data collection; Focus: Co-operation at national and international level

Box 1.5. International Expert Workshop "Business Impacts and Non-Judicial Access to Remedy: Emerging Global Experience" Toronto, 29-30 April 2013Box 1.6. International Workshop "The OECD Guidelines for responsible business conduct: Building Multilateral Co-operation with the OECD NCP Brazil", Brasilia, 28 January 2013; Box 1.7. Workshop for National Contact Points "Mediation and informal problem solving", Salzburg, 23-25 September 2012; Investment promotion, export credit and investment guarantee agencies; Specific instances: Concluded and new

More NCPs developed procedures to handle specific instancesOverview of specific instances in the reporting period; Outcomes of concluded specific instances; New specific instances; Figure 1.5. Source of new specific instances; Figure 1.6. Location of new specific instances; Figure 1.7. Industry sectors concerned by new specific instances; Figure 1.8. Guidelines chapters - citations in new specific instances; Co-operation among NCPs; Notes; Annex 1.A1. Statement on the Rana Plaza tragedy; Annex 1.A2. NCP structures and advisory/oversight bodies

Table A2.1. NCP structures in 2012 and 2013 and governmental location

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2014).

ISBN:

9789264204539

9264204539