Plenary session 3 – Implementation of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises through National Contact Points
Feb 15, 2023 — 10:00 am - 11:30 AM CC 1
CC 1
Description
National Contact Points (NCPs) for Responsible Business Conduct are key to the implementation of the OECD Guidelines. They play a key role in promotion of RBC, including in policy development, and in providing a non-judicial grievance mechanism for resolving RBC issues. As a result of the low barriers to using the specific instance mechanism, a wide range of actors have sought the support of NCPs in relation to corporate impacts in the past 22 years. Meanwhile, other grievance mechanisms are emerging in the field of remedy, including for example, national human rights institutions and ombudspersons. RBC matters are also increasingly subject to judicial proceedings. This plenary session would look at this broader landscape.
