Cases filed with National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines left complainants largely empty-handed in 2021, OECD Watch concludes in its yearly state of remedy analysis. The report underscores the need for mandatory due diligence…
In 2018, NCPs globally concluded 12 OECD Guidelines cases filed by NGOs or communities. The briefing paper identifies and analyses the outcomes of those 12 cases to identify what challenges complainants may have faced in…
The year 2020 saw disappointing outcomes in community- and civil society-led Guidelines complaints, OECD Watch concludes in its new ‘State of remedy’ paper. OECD Watch State of Remedy 2020 OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) concluded…
As the OECD celebrates the 20th anniversary of its dispute settlement system of National Contact Points (NCPs) for the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises, our annual State of Remedy briefing paper shows that there is…
The year 2021 marked another discouraging year in terms of remedy for complaints by communities and civil society under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines). Only 2 of the 22 cases concluded in 2021…
2020 was a disappointing year for remedy in OECD Guidelines complaints. OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) concluded 14 complaints filed by communities or non-governmental organisations, and of these, just one reached agreement. A full five…
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines) have unique potential to strengthen the global system of corporate governance and provide access to remedy for the victims of corporate misconduct. But how effective were NCPs in…
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines) have unique potential to strengthen the global system of corporate governance and provide access to remedy for the victims of corporate misconduct. But how effective were NCP in…
2022 marked a disappointing year in terms of agreements reached in complaints filed by communities and NGOs under the Guidelines. Only one of the 23 cases concluded by NCPs reached an agreement. Meanwhile, parallel proceedings,…