Annual report on the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises 2014 : responsible business conduct by sector.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Series:

Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 1999-0952

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Finance, Personal.

Investments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : OECD, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 14th annual report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises describes the activities undertaken to promote the observance of the Guidelines during the implementation cycle of June 2013-June 2014. This includes work on due diligence in the financial and extractive sectors, as well as along agricultural supply chains, strengthened co-operation with non-adhering countries, the outcomes of the 2nd Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct, as well as the activities of National Contact Points who promote the observance of the Guidelines' principles and standards in the 46 adheri

Contents:

Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; About the Guidelines; Chapter 1. Activities of National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; Main findings; Promotion and stakeholder engagement; Initiatives in the textile and garment sector; Specific instances: Successes and challenges; Looking ahead; NCP organisation; Reforms and adjustments in structure; Figure 1.1. Structure of the National Contact Points; Box 1.1. Costa Rica: Progress on the legal establishment of the National Contact Point; Advisory bodies

Table 1.1. Does the National Contact Point have an advisory or oversight body?Allocated resources; Table 1.2. Resources available to National Contact Points; Information and promotional activities; Promotional plans; Table 1.3. Does the National Contact Point have a promotional plan?; Box 1.2. Latvia: Promoting responsible business conduct best practices among small and medium enterprises and micro-enterprises; Annual reports; Box 1.3. Colombia: Tailoring printed materials to stakeholder needs; Table 1.4. Is the National Contact Point's Annual Report published online?

Responsible business conduct in the textile and garment sectorBox 1.4. The French National Contact Point's report on implementation of the Guidelines in the textile and ready-made garment sector; Policy coherence; Figure 1.2. Number of governments with an RBC policy coherence initiative; Table 1.5. Partnerships maintained by National Contact Points; Investment Promotion, Export Credit and Investment Guarantee Agencies; Specific instances; New and concluded specific instances; Table 1.6. Has the National Contact Point updated its internal procedures for handling specific instances?

Overview and trends of new specific instances in the reporting periodTable 1.7. Breakdown of National Contact Points who received specific instances during the reporting period; Figure 1.3. NCP co-operation on new specific instances; Industry sectors; Figure 1.4. Industry sectors cited in new specific instances; Box 1.5. Environmental and human rights due diligence at a world heritage site in a conflict-affected country; Chapters of the Guidelines cited in specific instances; Figure 1.5. Chapters of the Guidelines cited in specific instances; Host countries

Figure 1.6. The location of new specific instancesSources; Figure 1.7. Sources of new specific instances; Overview and trends of specific instances concluded during the reporting period; Figure 1.8. Reasons for the conclusion of specific instances; Parallel proceedings; Figure 1.9. Industry sectors in concluded specific instances; Box 1.6. Leveraging business relationships to improve social and environmental outcomes in Cameroon; Final statements; Figure 1.10. Transparency in final statements; Box 1.7. Promoting sustainable development and tackling corruption in Liberia; Peer reviews

Table 1.8. Proposed timetable for voluntary peer reviews of National Contact Points

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 14, 2015).

ISBN:

9789264227439

9264227431

9789264223165

9264223169