Stakeholder Capitalism

Barrons: McDonald’s Target of Sexual-Harassment Complaints by Labor Unions to OECD

May 20, 2020

On the eve of McDonald’s annual meeting, an international group of labor unions filed a complaint with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that details alleged failures by the fast-food giant’s global management to address “rampant” sexual harassment at restaurants in the U.S. and other countries.
UN Global Compact Report Urges Businesses to Address Health of People and Planet

December 12, 2019

Writing in GreenBiz Insights, Charlotte Erbsol and Vincent Gauthier explain how the United Nations Global Compact's report "Business Leadership Brief for Health Planet, Healthy People," highlights "three key insights that can help companies create effective and lasting solutions that address the health of people and planet."
Digital Tax Goldrush Creates Big Compliance Challenges for Multinational Tech Companies

October 30, 2019

Writing in forbes.com, Brian Peccarelli, co-CEO of Thompson Reuters, explains the compliance challenges digital tax proposals are posing for multinational tech companies.
OECD Global Tax Proposal Takes Aim at Tech Giants

October 16, 2019

The OECD has proposed a global shake-up of corporate taxation, overturning a century of rules that had allowed digital groups such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google to shift profits around the world to minimize their tax bills.
UN Global Compact Launches CFO Network to Advance SDGs

October 02, 2019

The United Nations Global Compact has launched the first network for Chief Financial Officers focused on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through corporate strategy and investments.
OECD Launches Tool to Analyze Support for SDGs

September 26, 2019

To provide more information about the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), the OCED has launched the SDG Financing Lab, an interactive website that quantifies the contribution of different donors to the SDGs and helps increase transparency and improve the impact of aid.
OECD Report Criticizes Inadequate Taxation Levels on Polluting Energy Sources

September 25, 2019

Seeking to justify taxes on pollution-emitting energy sources, a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") concludes that taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives.
Mars, Incorporated Sweetens OECD-led G7 Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition

August 28, 2019

Mars, Incorporated has joined the G-7 Business for Inclusive Growth (“G7 B4IG”) an OECD-coordinated business coalition seeking to tackle inequality by building on synergies among companies, governments and philanthropic organizations.
Experts Urge Adoption of Global Tax Framework

August 26, 2019

To complement the work of tax policy experts seeking agreement to a minimum level of corporation tax to be overseen by the OECD, other experts have created a framework for identifying and evaluating the inequalities generated by hyper-competitive national tax policies.
OECD Considers Tax Apportionment Reform

August 20, 2019

The Tax Justice Institute is expressing progressive support for a shift to a global unitary corporate tax system, with apportionment of taxes being based on the location of a company’s employment and sales.