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In 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched an updated version of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. The changes represent substantial and potentially far-reaching implications for business, particularly in the areas of climate change and biodiversity. This article examines the 14 climate-related complaints filed under the Guidelines prior to the adoption of the 2023 Update, showing how many of these cases illustrate the potential interlinkages between the human rights and climate change dimensions of the Guidelines. The article then discusses how the updated provisions may influence future complaints concerning climate change. Based on this analysis, the article concludes that the Guidelines could have been strengthened by the explicit integration of climate change into the scope of corporate human rights responsibilities under the Guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aristova E, Higham C, Higham I, Setzer J. CORPORATE CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE OECD GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES. International and Comparative Law Quarterly<\/em>. 2024;73(2):505-525. doi:10.1017\/S0020589324000125<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

This article examines the 14 climate-related complaints filed under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct prior to the adoption of the 2023 Update, showing how many of these cases illustrate the potential interlinkages between the human rights and climate change dimensions of the Guidelines. <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[977,413,129],"publication-type":[436],"topic_area":[4695],"class_list":["post-71310","publication","type-publication","status-publish","hentry","tag-human-rights","tag-multinational-corporations","tag-oecd","publication-type-research-articles","topic_area-climate-change-laws-and-litigation"],"acf":{"exclude_from_sync":{"ref_value":"field_560538b0e7350","value":"0","type":false,"post_type":""},"show_translations_widget":{"ref_value":"field_6203d588c41e8","value":"0","type":false,"post_type":""},"downloads":{"ref_value":"field_52f16cc1a80f2","value":false,"type":"repeater","post_type":""},"rss_newsletter":{"ref_value":"field_54f5c2c1544d8","value":"","type":false,"post_type":""},"profile_link":{"ref_value":"field_52f164b5189e9","value":["catherine-higham","ian-higham","joana-setzer"],"type":"relationship","post_type":"profile"},"article_link":{"ref_value":"field_52eee3c7f0586","value":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/international-and-comparative-law-quarterly\/article\/corporate-climate-change-responsibilities-under-the-oecd-guidelines-for-multinational-enterprises\/FD5CDB9F4E0BD3143EB4CD5E24142B2C","type":false,"post_type":""},"article_link_title":{"ref_value":"field_5322399d89d42","value":"external link to article","type":false,"post_type":""},"spotlight":{"ref_value":"field_52f80896506d3","value":"","type":false,"post_type":""}},"yoast_head":"\nCorporate climate change responsibilities under the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises - 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