Paris, 6 October 2022— Business welcomes the Polish Confederation Lewiatan to its global network as a National Member Organization after productive talks with the Polish Confederation. The Polish Confederation Lewiatan represents their members in Poland, the European Union, and now at the OECD. They bring together over 4,100 companies employing over 1 million employees.
The OECD’s ability to bring solutions to global challenges relies on its effective consultation with the private sector. “To achieve our business priorities by placing private sector-led growth and competitiveness at the heart of the OECD’s agenda, we need to be globally united,” stated Rick Johnston, Chair of Business at OECD. “To that end, Business at OECD will work closely with the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, which will represent Polish business in our discussions with the OECD at all levels. We look forward to working with our new Polish member organization to address immediate economic constraints, to gain momentum on long-term objectives, and to foster policies for a pro-business environment globally.”
“We will have the opportunity to take part in debates that are important for business and relating to taxes, green energy, digital transformation and the future of healthcare systems,” stated Maciej Witucki, President of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. “Thanks to the wide membership of Business at OECD, we will develop a global perspective in assessing many economic phenomena and processes. That, in turn, will help us prepare professional positions on many topics of key importance for companies on both the national and EU level.”
“Business at OECD membership will allow us to have real influence on the work of the OECD in many areas that are important for our companies,” stated Grzegorz Baczewski, Director General of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. “It will enable us to give opinions on legislative initiatives undertaken on the international forum and have an impact on how they are being developed. Moreover, we will gain access to economic data and analyses prepared by the OECD itself.”
“Business at OECD is delighted that the Polish Confederation Lewiatan has joined our global network. We look forward to representing Polish business at all levels at the OECD and with governments as we look to act upon our focus areas for 2023,” stated Hanni Rosenbaum, Executive Director of Business at OECD. “Global cooperation is essential to achieving our objectives for 2023 to support private sector-led growth and competitiveness.”
Representing a global business network of 61 national business and employer organizations in OECD and non-OECD countries, Business at OECD will continue to seek active dialogue with OECD Leadership and governments at all levels to drive the business priorities the OECD should address going forward: (1) address our immediate economic constraints, (2) to gain momentum on long-term objectives, and (3) and to set standards for a pro-business environment globally.