Submission of OECD Watch on the OECDs 2.1 Draft General Due Diligence for Responsible Business Conduct and its draft Companion to the Due Diligence Guidance. The submission was provided to the OECD in February 2017 as part of its public consultation process over the draft documents and gives substantive comments and recommendations for additional improvements that are required should the document become an authoritative source of guidance for companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and remediate adverse impacts through Responsible Business Conduct due diligence.
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Guardians of Rights? The Role of Government in Promoting Responsible Business Conduct under the Updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
By Otgontuya Davaanyam and Markus Krajewski Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law According to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), States have a responsibility to…
Addressing the Roots: How a Just Transition can navigate us out of the Climate Crisis
By Janneke Bazelmans and Isabelle Geuskens Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law In the midst of the climate crisis, urgent action is paramount. We are in a race against…
OECD Watch submission for NCP Kazakhstan, Poland, and Türkiye’s peer reviews
In our submissions, OECD Watch made recommendations on behalf of civil society on improving the NCPs’ communications, procedures, and structures. Download our submissions here: NCP Kazakhstan: NCP-Portugal-Peer-Review-2023-OECD-Watch-submission.pdf NCP Poland: NCP-Poland-Peer-Review-2023-OECD-Watch-submission.pdf NCP Türkiye: NCP-Turkiye-Peer-Review-2023-OECD-Watch-submission-1.pdf
Urgent call for EU Due Diligence Directive to deliver real-world impact
The updated OECD Guidelines and animal welfare: From recognition to reality
By Michelle Baxter Wickham, Katie Arth, and Sophie Aylmer Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law Earlier this year, the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct…
A timely development the EU can learn from: The climate change dimension of the 2023 OECD Guidelines
By Chiara Macchi Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law The 2023 edition of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct mark a significant step forward in…
Verbeterde Overeenstemming nodig tussen de geactualiseerde OESO-richtlijnen en wetgevingsinitiatieven in Nederland en de EU
Strengthening alignment between the updated OECD Guidelines and legislative initiatives in the Netherlands and the EU
A (Slight) Raise of the Bar: Due Diligence in the 2023 Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
By Leonard Feld Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law More than a decade after the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) introduced human rights due diligence (HRDD),…