319-9 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Text, Commentary and Clarifications, 2001

Summary

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines) are recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct consistent with applicable laws. The Guidelines aim to ensure that the operations of these enterprises are in harmony with government policies, to strengthen the basis of mutual confidence between enterprises and the societies in which they operate, to help improve the foreign investment climate and to enhance the contribution to sustainable development made by multinational enterprises. The Guidelines are part of the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises the other elements of which relate to national treatment, conflicting requirements on enterprises, and international investment incentives and disincentives.

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Issuer

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Year

2001

Region

International

Issuer (type)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (International)

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Other

Main industries targeted

Finance & Insurance
Education
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Manufacturing

Restrictiveness

High

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1: No Poverty
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals