EXTERNAL ACTION / Oecd

OECD countries and 12 emerging countries commit to more responsible conduct for companies

Brussels, 31/05/2018 (Agence Europe)

Meeting in Paris on Thursday 31 May, the 35 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), plus Romania and 12 emerging countries (Colombia, Lithuania Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia and Ukraine), adopted a new legal instrument to favour the adoption of more responsible business conduct.

The "OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct" is the first government-backed standard for corporate...