Our institutional role | Business at OECD

Institutional Role

A trusted partner for the OECD, governments and business alike

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For more than six decades, Business at OECD has been the OECD’s institutional private sector stakeholder. Following a decision from the OECD Council in 1962, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) was constituted with “the sole objective of acting as interlocutor for the OECD and facilitating the dialogue between the OECD and representatives of the business world”. In this unique role, Business at OECD is working closely with the OECD and governments to facilitate dialogue and convey business perspectives, priorities and positions to be reflected in the OECD’s policymaking.

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Our mandate, vision, and mission

Mandate: Established in 1962, Business at OECD (BIAC) is the officially recognised institutional business stakeholder at the OECD.
Vision: Business at OECD stands for policies that enable businesses of all sizes to contribute to economic growth, sustainable development, and societal prosperity through global competitiveness.
Mission: Through Business at OECD, business and employers’ federations provide their perspectives to the OECD’s cutting-edge policy debates, shaping market-based economies and global governance.

Our core values

Explore Business at OECD's core values and how they work as an organisation.

Trust

Operating at the interface of the OECD, governments and business, Business at OECD fosters long-term, positive, collective, and un-biased engagement.

Representativeness

Business at OECD represents the private sector in the OECD’s member countries broadly, including companies of all sizes and across all sectors.

Consensus

Business at OECD effectively works with global business representatives from all economic sectors towards coordinated business priorities and positions.

Transparency

As a member-led business organisation, Business at OECD is open about their priorities, positions and activities, fostering accountability.

Professionalism

The reputation and credibility of the organisation and individuals is upheld by the high quality of Business at OECD's work and conduct.

Coherence

Business at OECD ensures cohesive, comprehensive and integrated business messaging across the full range of policy areas.

Impact-driven

Business at OECD’s engagement is based on driving specific outcomes for their constituents, while responding to their mandate with the OECD.

Our deliverables

Strengthening Partnership, Driving Competitiveness: 2024 Annual Report

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Building Trust, Shaping Policy, Connecting Globally: Annual Report 2023

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2022 Annual Report

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How we delivered value to our members: 2021 Annual Report

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Virtually connected, results driven: 2020 Annual Report

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Tackling COVID-19, Addressing Business Priorities for Global Governance: 2019 Annual Report

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"Business at OECD serves as a vital bridge to the international business community, helping shape policy discussions in the OECD that support investment, innovation, and strong, sustainable, inclusive growth. Our institutional engagement with the business community reflects the OECD’s founding mission and enduring commitment to democracy, individual freedom, the rule of law, the protection of human rights, and open, market-based economies. We look forward to continuing our close work with Business at OECD to advance better policies for better lives.”