Requiring more from National Contact Points
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 call for meaningful Guidelines’ implementation
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…
OECD Watch, business, and union joint statement urging greater NCP effectiveness
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…
OECD Watch says yes to the CSDDD
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…
OECD Watch at the Garment Forum
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…
Blog compendium: Exploring new frontiers in the updated OECD Guidelines
OECD Watch’s submissions for NCPs Iceland and Romania peer reviews
Wrap up: OECD Watch workshop series November 2023
Over the course of November 2023, OECD Watch hosted a series of workshops for civil society to learn and strategise about how the recently updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (Guidelines)…
Landmark step forward but proof of need for greater policy coherence: new agreement on EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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….