This policy report aims to comprehensively analyse the 2023 Guidelines in comparison to the 2011 version, spotlighting differences, identifying new elements, and exploring opportunities to enhance business responsibility, transparency and ethical standards.
This report has focused on (i) Chapters IV and V on Human Rights and on Employment and Industrial Relations of the 2023 OECD Guidelines; (ii) Chapters VI on the Environment of the 2023 OECD Guidelines ; (iii) Chapter VII on Combating Bribery and Other Forms of Corruption of the 2023 OECD Guidelines; and (iv) Implementation procedures of the 2023 OECD Guidelines and the role of National Contact Points (NCPs) for Responsible Business Conduct.
The report has been written by Arnau Carracelas Expósito, Betül Karagedik, Gabriel Araújo, Joana Tomaz Hilzbrich, Luís Prata e Castro, Mariana Nunes and Rodrigo Sepriano, under the academic supervision of Laura Íñigo Álvarez.
Previously, the researchers had the opportunity to participate in an informative session organised in collaboration with the Portuguese NCP and delivered by Lidia Farropas, Pedro Marques and Pedro Pinheiro. The recording of the session is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-1EV5l8u58.
The full report can be access here.
