Listen to Allan Jorgensen, Head of the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct.
In this episode we discuss the recent update of the OECD Guidelines on multinational enterprises.
The guidelines are the world's principal soft law instrument on responsible business. The OECD describes them as the most comprehensive international standard on responsible business conduct. They are the only one which is multilaterally negotiated, endorsed by governments and having the unique system to hear complaints known as specific instances, The National Contact Points or NSPs.
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“The risk-based approach is a concept in the updated guidelines that encourages companies to look across their entire supply chain and really try to focus in on where we see the greatest sustainability challenges, where we see the greatest likelihood and severity of potential impacts, whether that be on human rights or climate, for example, in terms of emissions hotspots in the supply chain.”
Germany's NewClimate Institute has produced the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor report, evaluating the transparency and integrity of climate pledges of 51 major companies across different sectors and geographies.
Listen to Richard Hardyment, author and head of business engagement at the Institute of Business Ethics
Listen to Antonia Zimmermann and Anna Brunetti, respectfully trade reporter at Politico Europe and Economic Editor at Euractiv.
