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Annual Report on the Oecd Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2012: Mediation and Consensus Building Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Annual edition

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises aim to help businesses meet the challenge of acting responsibly in any country they operate by providing a global framework for responsible conduct covering all areas of business ethics. While observance of the Guidelines by enterprises is voluntary and not legally enforceable, adhering governments are committed to promoting their observance among enterprises. This Annual Report, the twelfth in a series, and the first since the Guidelines were updated in May 2011, describes what adhering governments have done to live up to their commitment over the 12 months to June 2012 . In particular it highlights the mediation and consensus building activities promoted by National Contact Points, the Guidelines' implementation mechanism set up by adhering governments.

Table of Content :

Introduction
Chapter 1.Annual Report presented by the Chair at the June 2012 meeting of NCPs
-1.1. Innovations in NCP structures and procedures
-1.2. Information and promotion activities
-1.3. Specific instances
-1.4. Peer learning/review of Japans NCP
-1.5. Outreach: Co-operation with India
-1.6. The OECD supporting role
-1.7. Weak governance zones and conflict-affected and high-risk areas
Chapter 2. Mediation and consensus building
-2.1. Promoting the added value of mediation
-2.2. Mediation in theory: The NCP Mediation Manual
-2.3. Next steps toward developing NCP best practices
-2.4. Mediation in practice: Case studies
-2.5. Lessons learned from the case studies
-2.6. Developing a global mediator network: A presentation by theWorld Bank
Annex 1.Statements released by the National Contact Points, June 2011-June 2012
Annex 2. Promotional activities on the Guidelines, June 2011-June 2012
Annex 3.Contributions from stakeholders
Annex 4. Memorandum of understanding between the OECD and the ICC
Annex 5.Stakeholder engagement and due diligence
Appendix A. Declaration on international investment and multinational enterprises
Appendix B.OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Text, implementation procedures and commentaries
Appendix C. Contact details for National Contact Points