In June 2012 the Danish Parliament passed legislation with the objective of creating a new mediation and complaints institution for responsible business behavior in Denmark. This new body will replace the old and much criticized…
OECD Watch and Lumière Synergie Developpement, a Senegalese CSO and member of the Coordination Committee of OECD Watch, have organized a capacity building workshop on May 24 and 25 2012 in Dakar, Senegal to engage…
On the 16th of June from 15:30 – 17:00 OECD Watch and its Coordination Committee CEDHA from Argentina will organize a side event at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Responsible corporate conduct…
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) carried out a comparison “peer review” based on its OECD Guidelines complaints against 7 cotton traders from France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom for knowingly profiting…
OECD Watch welcomes the recent update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. This submission is a supplement to the OECD Watch May 2011 statement on the update. The earlier statement details the improvements and…
Today, on its 50th anniversary, the OECD will formally adopt a revised text of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – 10 years after its last major review. The Guidelines set out government expectations for…
In November 2010 the U.S. Department of State has held consultations on its Review of the U.S. National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Issues for review include the adequacy of the…
In its latest report “10 Years On: Assessing the effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to responsible business conduct” OECD Watch has analysed the implementation and effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines over the…
In OECD Watch’s latest key publication the implementation and effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines over the past ten years have been analysed. International media has picked up on this issue, reinforcing OECD Watch’s position that…
The public panel debate” Corporate Justice? In search of effective remedies for victims of corporate abuse” can now be viewed online. This panel debate was organised by OECD Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights…