SDC – OECD policy coherence for sustaina-ble development partnership on investment and responsible business conduct frame-works


The strategic engagement with the OECD / Directorate of Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF) aims at the targeted promotion of investment policy research projects, of responsible business conduct (RBC) initiatives as well as of outreach activities which foster the investment and development nexus. This col-laboration will nurture a policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) approach and substantiate the dialogue on investment and development within the OECD and beyond.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Monde entier
Emploi & développement économique
Autre
Governance

Politique commerciale & system de marché
Secteur non spécifié
Politique du secteur publique
15.12.2017 - 31.12.2022
CHF 730'000
Contexte Alongside aid and tax, investment is a central pillar for the financing of the Agenda 2030. Yet not all investments contribute to sustainable and inclusive development; appropriate policies are needed to increase investment flows that are conducive to positive development out-comes and contribute to the SDG. The OECD, through its Directorate for Financial and Enter-prise Affairs (DAF) and its Investment Division (INV) and Committee (IC), is a worldwide refer-ence for investment and responsible business conduct (RBC) policies, and provides a unique platform for policy research and dialogue.
Objectifs Sustainable development issues and approaches are integrated in key INV initiatives and foster the PCSD dialogue on investment and development among member states and between OECD directorates, in particular DAF and DCD (Development Co-operation Directorate).
Groupes cibles
  • government representatives of member and associ-ates states, business, labour and civil society repre-sentatives within the IC (primary)
  • government representatives DAC/DCD (secondary)
Effets à moyen terme
  1. Selected INV policy research and initiatives addressing sustainable development (SD) objectives are generated/consolidated
  2. Generated policy evidence and options nurture the dialogue on investment policy and SD among member states and other stakeholders within the IC
  3. Outreach efforts of the INV allow for an intensified exchange on the investment and development nexus, in particular with DCD/DAC
  4. A strengthened SDC – SECO collaboration ensures a proactive Swiss contribution to the work of the INV and a consolidated position within the IC.
Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

  • 3-5 initiatives selected and supported
  • 3 specific policy dialogues on SD have been  initiated/nurtured within IC
  • Outreach activities towards DCD implemented
  • A platform for dialogue between INV and DCD has been identified and used


Principaux résultats antérieurs:   Successful collaboration between SDC and INV on Responsible Business Conduct policy, in particular in the context of the implementation of the Action Plan for the strengthening of the National Contact Points (NCP) of the OECD guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Coopération au développement
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Autre organisation internationale
  • Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs SECO (AFIN)
OECD (DCD, others)
other multilateral institutions (UNIDO, UNCTAD, WB)
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF   730'000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF   590'000