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OECD Watch submission on the second draft of the Targeted Updates

This submission comments on the second round of Targeted Updates to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It urges that states strengthen responsible business conduct standards regarding human rights defenders, land rights, corporate tax practices, the environment and climate change, and the digital economy, among other issues – as well as the guiding procedures for National Contact Points.

What’s new?: ‘Targeted update’ strengthens OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

On 8 June 2023, the OECD released a “targeted update” of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Negotiations on the newly renamed “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct” inevitably involved trade-offs and…

Publicación / 8th June 2023

Updated OECD Guidelines give civil society more grounds to demand corporate accountability

OECD Watch statement on the "targeted update" of the OECD Guidelines

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News / 8th June 2023

OECD Guidelines updated: Civil society given more grounds to demand corporate accountability

Today, 8 June 2023, the OECD released a “targeted update” of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Negotiations on the newly renamed “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct” inevitably involved trade-offs and…

News / 12th June 2023

2023 update of the OECD Guidelines: OECD Watch’s role in the 2020-2023 update process

On 8 June 2023, the OECD concluded a two-and-a-half year process to update the newly renamed ‘OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct’. OECD Watch had long advocated for an update and engaged…

Blog / 9th July 2026

50 años de las Líneas Directrices de la OCDE: Las prioridades de la sociedad civil para el próximo capítulo

Last week, OECD Watch joined governments, businesses, trade unions and civil society from around the world in Paris for the OECD’s Responsible Business Conduct Week, marking the 50th anniversary of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational…

Publicación / 25th June 2026

50 years of the OECD Guidelines: Contributions, limitations, and what is needed next

Recommendations for the OECD and member governments on the future implementation of the Guidelines

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Publicación / 21st May 2026

Civil society guide to leveraging the OECD’s guidance on a just transition

Strategic use of the OECD’s paper “Responsible Business Conduct for a Just Transition: Protecting workers, communities and consumers in the low-carbon transition”

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Blog / 24th February 2026

Corporate accountability is evolving – and multilateralism is central to it

Last month OECD Watch released its new five-year strategy. The team had to laugh while writing it: in the last ten years, has there been a more unpredictable geopolitical moment in which to attempt to…

News / 23rd February 2026

New OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI

A new OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI falls short of expectations, but still provides a useful resource. During the 2023 revision of the OECD Guidelines, OECD Watch members fought hard for new expectations…

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