National Contact Points have the unique potential to support access to remedy for business-related harms, but most aren’t meeting it. OECD Watch is demanding more – and sharpening our tool to measure achievement. Since 2019,…
OECD Watch and 130 NGOs from a broad range of groups have signed a letter calling for a greater civil society role in OECD policymaking and meaningful implementation of the OECD Guidelines in law. In…
On March 8 2024, OECD Watch, along with Business at OECD (BIAC) and TUAC, representing business, workers, and non-governmental organisations, issued a joint statement urging governments and the OECD to take concrete actions to ensure…
On 28 February 2024, OECD Watch joined more than 140 civil society organisations in a joint statement condemning the failure of the EU Council to endorse the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The lack…
On 21-22 February 2024, OECD Watch joined the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in Garment and Footwear, with the aim of highlighting crucial aspects of the OECD Guidelines for the sector. Stakeholder engagement Throughout the…
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union today reached an agreement to require large companies operating in Europe to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence over harms in their value chains….
By Katharine Booth and Laura Íñigo Álvarez Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law OECD Watch and the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment partnered together to facilitate…
