About Us
Discover how we advance the business voice at the OECD through a clear institutional mandate, robust governance, and a diverse global network.
About Us
About Us
Discover how we advance the business voice at the OECD through a clear institutional mandate, robust governance, and a diverse global network.
The OECD
The OECD
Explore how the OECD shapes market-based economies through its standards, recommendations and analysis that matter to the private sector.
About the OECD
Explore the OECD’s role and unique features
Why the OECD Matters
Find out how the OECD impacts business
Learn more about the OECD
See morePolicy Areas
Policy Areas
Explore our policy recommendations to the OECD and governments to foster economic growth, sustainable development, and societal prosperity.
All Policy Areas
Browse our various policy groups
Competitiveness and Growth
Competition, Economic Policy, Finance, Governance, Regulation, SMEs, Entrepreneurship
Emerging Markets
China, Development, Latin America, Southeast Asia
Food, Health, Well-Being
Agriculture, Food, Health, Tourism
Green Growth
Biotechnology, Chemicals, Environment, Energy, Nanotechnology
Innovation and Digital
Consumer Policy, Digital Policy, Innovation, Technology
Open Markets
Export Credits, Illicit Trade, Investment, Trade
Responsible Business
Anti-Corruption, Corporate Governance, Integrity, Responsible Business Conduct
Skills and Employment
Education, Employment, Labour, Private Pensions, Social Affairs
Tax and Fiscal Affairs
Advocacy
Advocacy
Explore how we bring business priorities to the table in our engagement with Governments, the OECD, and the G7, and the G20.
Newsroom
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For interview and comment requests, send an e-mail to our Communications Manager, Max Jablonowski, jablonowski@biac.org.
The OECD
Convening 38 member countries, the OECD’s selective membership, evidence-based work, whole-of-government view and institutional integration of the private sector – through Business at OECD – give it a distinct profile among international organisations. Founded by 20 countries in 1961, the OECD’s influence as a ‘soft power’ body has increasingly drawn global applicants to adopt market-economic principles in the 21st Century.
The OECD has a tangible impact on the private sector, because it:
The OECD cooperates closely with international organisations, such as the WTO, ILO, UN, WCO, WIPO. In this context, several features give the OECD a distinct profile: