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The OECD has launched updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD Guidelines).

The livestreamed forum will bring the public and private sector together to explore opportunities to strengthen integrity and bolster international action against corruption.

The OECD has put out a call for dispute resolution professionals to join their reserve list of mediators. Mediators on the reserve list may be called on to support NCPs in providing good offices through mediation.

The Forum sessions will cover combatting corruption, engaging with communities in high-risk areas and undertaking due diligence.

AusNCP Independent Examiner John Southalan presented to a meeting of the Human Rights Resource and Energy Collaborative in Perth.

On 13 January 2023, the OECD opened its online public consultation on the targeted update to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

The Forum brings together representatives of government, business, trade unions and civil society to review progress on the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector

AusNCP Independent Examiner John Southalan presented at a workshop organised by the National Environmental Law Association (WA) and Curtin Law School in Perth.

An increasing number of human rights complaints about multinational enterprises are being brought to the Australian National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (AusNCP).