Special focus on Enhancing the Role of Business in the Fight Against Corruption
To many people, international investment by multinational enterprises is what globalisation is all about. Promoting appropriate business conduct among such companies is a growing challenge 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. While observance of the Guidelines is voluntary for businesses, adhering governments are committed to promoting them and to making them influential among companies operating in or from their territories.