responsible business conduct

• Alternative Labels

  • business ethics
  • corporate citizenship
  • corporate responsibility
  • corporate social responsibility

• Scope Note

  • Use instead of corporate social responsibility.

• Definition

  • Responsible business conduct (RBC) means that all businesses – regardless of their legal status, size, ownership structure or sector – avoid and address negative consequences of their operations, while contributing to sustainable development of the countries where they operate. RBC means integrating and considering environmental and social issues within core business activities, including throughout the supply chain and business relationships. Source: OECD (https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/RBC-LAC-scope-and-activities.pdf)

• Broader Concepts

  • 12.04.7 Organization development
  • responsibility

• Related Concepts

  • community relations
  • corporate culture
  • enterprise
  • organization behaviour
  • product labelling
  • social responsibility
  • sustainable enterprise

• sourceOfScopeNote

  • InFocus initiative on corporate social responsibility, GB.295/MNE/2/1, 295th Session, Geneva, March 2006, p.1.

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• Created

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• Close Matching Concepts

  • Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

• RDF Type

  • Concept

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