Research and Markets: Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011: A New Agenda for the Future

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6d7e62/annual_report_on_t) has announced the addition of OECD Publishing's new report "Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011: A New Agenda for the Future" to their offering.

“Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011: A New Agenda for the Future”

To many people, international investment by multinational enterprises is what globalisation is all about. Promoting responsible business practices by these companies is a real challenge however since their operations often straddle dozens of countries and hundreds of cultural, legal and regulatory environments.

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises aim to help businesses, labour unions and NGOs meet this challenge by providing a global framework for responsible business conduct covering all areas of business ethics, including tax, competition, disclosure, anti-corruption, labour and human rights, or environment. While observance of the Guidelines by enterprises is voluntary and not legally enforceable, 42 adhering governments are committed to promoting them and to making them influential among companies operating in or from their territories.

This report enhances the transparency, accountability and public visibility of the Guidelines for MNEs, one of the OECD's most successful instruments, and more particularly the major improvements brought about by the 2011 Update, and highlights the outcome of the 2011 Corporate Responsibility Roundtable, a multi-stakeholder brainstorming on the launch of the work of the updated Guidelines.

The report provides a first assessment of the outcome of the 2011 Update of the Guidelines adopted at the OECD Ministerial Meeting and a compilation of ideas for future implementation. It also reports the actions taken by the 42 adhering governments from June 2010 to June 2011.

Key Topics Covered:

• Preface by Professor John G. Ruggie and Professor Dr Roel Nieuwenkamp
• PART I. Report by the Chair of the 11th Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points
• Chapter 1. Overview
• Chapter 2. Innovations in NCP Structure and Procedures
• Chapter 3. Information and Promotion
• Chapter 4. Specific Instances
• Chapter 5. Weak Governance Zones and Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
• PART II. 2011 OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility
• Chapter 1. Acknowledgements
• Chapter 2. Key Findings from the 2011 Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility

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