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Guidance and Support for Responsible Business

The Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) team provides guidance, promotion and support for responsible business practices, engaging the private sector, labor groups, non-governmental organizations, and other governments. The RBC team also manages the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) and the Secretary of State’s annual Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) program, and leads the Department’s efforts on the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct. The team also houses the U.S. National Contact Point, the U.S. government obligation to provide a mechanism for the resolution of disputes arising under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.


Date: 07/24/2015 Description: Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, July 24-26, 2015 - State Dept Image

U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct

"Because one of the things that we have come to understand is that in order to create successful entrepreneurs, the government also has a role in creating the transparency, and the rule of law, and the ease of doing business, and the anti-corruption agenda that creates a platform for people to succeed”---President Obama, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, July 25, 2015, Nairobi, Kenya

In September 2014 President Obama announced that the United States would create a National Action Plan in order to promote and incentivize responsible business conduct. Following a thorough two year process that included consultations with stakeholders from around the country, as well as significant coordination among over a dozen federal agencies, the United States has published its first National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC). More»

launch of the first NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

On Friday, December 16, the U.S. government launched the first National Action Plan on RBC at an event hosted by Adewale (“Wally”) Adeyemo, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, with remarks from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Kody Kinsley, Under Secretary of State Catherine Novelli, Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu, and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews. The NAP reflects the President’s personal commitment toward promoting human rights and fighting corruption through partnerships with domestic and international stakeholders. An important part of this commitment includes encouraging companies to embrace high standards for responsible business conduct.
Date: 06/16/2016 Description: In this USOECD video, Melike Yetken and Alan Krill from the Department of State explain how the OECD and the United States are working together to promote responsible business conduct. - State Dept Image Responsible Business Conduct
In this USOECD video, Melike Yetken and Alan Krill from the Department of State explain how the OECD and the United States are working together to promote responsible business conduct.