International Investment and Multinational Enterprises Committee - Statements

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Public Statements and Positions May 2011 BIAC Statement on the Adoption of the Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting February 2011 BIAC Statement on the Update of the OECD MNE Guidelines January 2011 Joint IOE-ICC-BIAC Comments on the Draft Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights November 2010 IOE/ICC/BIAC Submission to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights December 2009 Initial BIAC Comments for the Update of the OECD MNE Guidelines June 2009 BIAC Statement to OECD Ministers "Building a Stronger, Cleaner and Fairer World Economy" March 2009 Joint Views of the IOE-ICC-BIAC to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights December 2008 BIAC Discussion Paper on "Responding to the Financial and Economic Crisis, and the Next Steps for OECD’s Work on Health Care and Water" July 2008 BIAC Paper on "Keeping Markets Open for Investment from Sovereign Wealth Funds" June 2008 BIAC Letter on the OECD Declaration on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Countries June 2008 BIAC Statement on Freedom for Investment – Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Economics of Climate Change May 2008 Joint initial views of the IOE-ICC-BIAC to the Eighth Session of the Human Rights Council on the Third report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights December 2007 Freedom of Investment, Climate Change, and Innovation - BIAC Discussion Paper for the 2007 Consultation with the OECD Liaison Committee June 2007 BIAC Submission to the 2007 OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility “The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Financial Sector” April 2007 BIAC Statement on “Freedom of Investment” December 2006 Business and Human Rights: the Role of Business in Weak Governance Zones - Business proposals for effective ways of addressing dilemma situations in weak governance zones December 2006 Joint BIAC-TUAC Statement on OECD-China Co-operation on Supporting Corporate Responsibility in China November 2006 Freedom for Investment, and the Challenges for Energy and Raw Materials Security - BIAC Discussion Paper for the 2006 Consultation with the OECD Liaison Committee September 2006 Joint BIAC-TUAC Proposal regarding Future OECD Work on Guiding Investors in Weak Governance Zones (WGZ) September 2006 BIAC Discussion Paper on "Freedom of Investment, National Security and Strategic Industries" May 2006 BIAC op-ed "Resist Protectionism", published in the May Edition of the OECD Observer May 2006 Final BIAC Comment on the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) – Letter to OECD Ambassadors December 2005 BIAC Discussion Paper for the Consultation with the OECD Liaison Committee on "Moving Forward with Business: China, Investment and Technology"   December 2005 BIAC Discussion Paper for the Consultation with OECD Liaison Committee on the OECD Policy Framework for Investment: Creating Investment for Development June 2005 BIAC Submission to the Annual OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility May 2005 BIAC Statement to the OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level   I. Investment Challenges in the Energy Sector II. Meeting the Challenges of Globalisation and Structural Adjustment December 2004 BIAC Position Paper: Towards as Set of  “OECD Guidelines on the Regulatory Framework for Public-Private Partnerships in developing countries, with an Emphasis on Infrastructure and Public Service Provision” June 2004 BIAC Discussion Paper "Strengthen the Investment Environment in MENA - Recommended Action from Business“ April 2004 BIAC Contribution on "Aspects of Investment Protection: Indirect Expropriation and Fair and Equitable Treatment" December 2003 BIAC Statement on "Trade, Investment and Growth Post-Cancún: What Role for the OECD?" April 2003 BIAC Discussion Paper on Innovation and Global Sustainable Growth - See Chapter III: From Innovation to Investment February 2003 BIAC Priorities for the WTO Doha Negotiations and Recommendations to the OECD November 2002 BIAC Statement on Incentives June 2002 BIAC Discussion Paper on Supply Chain Management November 2001 Corporate Social Responsibility and Competitiveness, Presentation of Dr. Enrico Massimo Carle, Former Chairman of the BIAC MNEs Committee September 2001 BIAC Statement on OECD MNE Guidelines Linkages June 2001 BIAC Intervention at the 2001 OECD Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points June 2000 Statement delivered by BIAC Chairman to the Ministerial Special Session on the Revision of the OECD Guidelines (June 2000) February 2000 BIAC Comments to 10 January 2000 Draft Text for Revised OECD Guidelines for MNEs December 1999 BIAC Comments on the Review of the OECD MNE Guidelines June 1999 BIAC Proposal for the Environment Chapter of the OECD MNE Guidelines April 1999 Letter from BIAC MNEs Committee Chairman to H.E Marino Baldi Concerning the Guidelines Review March 1999 Business Views on the Employment & Industrial Relations Chapter of the OECD Guidelines for MNEs January 1999 BIAC Discussion Paper on Foreign Direct Investment and Environment September 1998 BIAC Statement on the Preparation of the 1998 Review of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises