From land grabs to anti union behaviour, businesses are increasingly being held accountable

Failing? On the contrary, argues Rolf Nieuwenkamp, chair of the OECD working party on responsible business conduct, we're getting better at holding businesses to account

Two weeks ago campaigner Christine Haigh looked at the mechanism that allows you to report a company for breaching international guidelines on responsible behaviour, and came to the conclusion that they are in need of serious reforms. "Has anyone got anything good to say about the OECD's NCP system?" asked commenters on Twitter later. Well, I do.

This year is the fifteenth anniversary of the National Contact Point (NCP) system and in 2016 the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises on responsible business conduct will celebrate its fortieth anniversary. They are sometimes called the grandfather of all corporate social responsibility standards.