OECD's MNE Guidelines to get a boost on supply chains, human rights & environment

On the 1st of June the OECD continued it's long, consultative process for updating the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

The OECD chose to strengthen the guidelines in response to stakeholder requests for a greater focus on human rights, supply chains and environment (a previous previous blog post links to these requests).

The consultation was based on discussion papers by John Ruggie, BSR and the OECD, each paper seeking to outline the core aspects of human rights, supply chains and environment.

The white papers and complimentary slideshows available on the OECD website provide a nice refresher for anyone working in one of these three areas.

Let's hope the final update of the Guidelines are able to reflect these core issues, and push businesses and governments to challenge the way they operate.