Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean
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About the project
The Responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean project, implemented together with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European Union (EU), aims to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU and Latin America and Caribbean by supporting responsible business conduct practices in line with the OECD, UN, and ILO instruments. It is the first time these three organisations join forces with the support of the EU to promote responsible business conduct within the framework of a joint regional project, which is being implemented over a period of four years (2019-2022).
The RBC-LAC Project supports governments, businesses and stakeholders in their efforts to promote and uphold responsible business conduct in line with international standards, thorough a mix of regional and country-specific activities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Peru.
Activities will build on the OECD’s experience in promoting RBC policies, the effective uptake by companies of the OECD guidance on due diligence in various sectors, including minerals/extractives, agriculture, garment and footwear, and financial sectors and strengthening access to remedy through the National Contact Points for RBC . Activities will include capacity building, research, convening of stakeholders and peer learning.
The project will be undertaken in partnership with Chile and Mexico, both OECD members, as well Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru, which have all adhered to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and have set up a NCP, and two partner economies, namely Ecuador and Panama. |
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Call for proposals
RBCLAC Fund for the Promotion of Responsible Business Conduct
What is Responsible Business Conduct ?
Responsible business conduct (RBC) means that all businesses – regardless of their legal status, size, ownership structure or sector – avoid and address negative consequences of their operations, while contributing to sustainable development of the countries where they operate. RBC means integrating and considering environmental and social issues within core business activities, including throughout the supply chain and business relationships. A key element of RBC is risk-based due diligence – a process through which businesses identify, prevent and mitigate their actual and potential negative impacts and account for how those impacts are addressed.
Find out more about how OECD, ILO and United Nations instruments provide aligned and complementary guidance on responsible business (Español | English)
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Upcoming events in 2020
3 Sessions on responsible business conduct international standards; human rights due diligence and national action plans on business and human rights:
These virtual sessions are co-organised with the Government of Costa Rica in the framework of the RBCLAC project. Registeration: https://bit.ly/2OsKWKW
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Contact For more information on this project : Froukje Boele | Project Manager Froukje.BOELE@oecd.org Germán Zarama | Regional Focal Point German.ZARAMA@oecd.org
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This project is implemented in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European Union (EU)zzz
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Under the project, each LAC NCP is developing jointly with the OECD Secretariat a ‘roadmap’ of future capacity-building activities for the period 2020-2022. Roadmaps contain an executive summary of the needs identified to strengthen the NCP, a list of actions to be implemented in response to the needs identified, and a timeline for implementation of actions over the period 2020-2022.
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