SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations

 

Established in 1973, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) is a Dutch non-profit research and advisory bureau. SOMO investigates the consequences of Multinational Enterprises' (MNE's) policies and the consequences of the internationalisation of business particularly for developing countries.

SOMO has been involved in the debate on CSR for many years, and has built up considerable expertise on CSR in the field of tools for implementation, monitoring and verification, and international CSR instruments. Apart form research and advice, SOMO is acting as a coordinator of NGOs in the (international) CSR debate. SOMO was involved in the Review of the OECD Guidelines in 2000, and more recently in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum. Somo is coordinator of the Dutch CSR Platform, a coalition of 40 Dutch civil society organisations working together to promote CSR.

http://www.somo.nl