OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

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The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance are an internationally recognized framework that sets out best-practice standards for how companies should be directed and controlled to promote transparency, accountability, and long-term value creation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf OECD standard ⓘ
corporate governance standard ⓘ
international soft law instrument ⓘ
abbreviation OECD Principles ⓘ
aim enhance investor confidence ⓘ
promote accountability of boards and management ⓘ
promote transparency in corporate governance ⓘ
protect shareholder rights ⓘ
support fair and efficient markets ⓘ
support financial stability ⓘ
support long-term value creation ⓘ
appliesTo OECD member countries ⓘ
characteristic internationally recognized benchmark ⓘ
non-binding ⓘ
voluntary implementation ⓘ
developedBy OECD Corporate Governance Committee ⓘ
emphasizes board independence ⓘ
board oversight of sustainability and ESG risks ⓘ
protection of minority shareholders ⓘ
risk management and internal control ⓘ
shareholder engagement ⓘ
timely and accurate disclosure of material information ⓘ
treatment of related party transactions ⓘ
endorsedBy OECD Council ⓘ
field company law ⓘ
corporate governance ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ
securities regulation ⓘ
firstPublished 1999 ⓘ
influenceOn IMF financial sector assessments ⓘ
World Bank corporate governance assessments ⓘ
national corporate governance codes ⓘ
securities regulation frameworks ⓘ
stock exchange listing rules ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
principleArea disclosure and transparency ⓘ
ensuring the basis for an effective corporate governance framework ⓘ
institutional investors and intermediaries ⓘ
responsibilities of the board ⓘ
rights and equitable treatment of shareholders ⓘ
role of stakeholders in corporate governance ⓘ
publisher Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ⓘ
linked to: OECD
relatedDocument G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
revised 2004 ⓘ
2015 ⓘ
2023 ⓘ
scope institutional investors ⓘ
listed companies ⓘ
publicly traded companies ⓘ
state-owned enterprises ⓘ
targetAudience advanced economies ⓘ
emerging markets ⓘ
usedBy companies ⓘ
international financial institutions ⓘ
investors ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
regulators ⓘ
stock exchanges ⓘ

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OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs → produces → OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs → produces → OECD G20 Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
linked to: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
DAF → worksOn → OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance → abbreviation → OECD Principles ⓘ
linked to: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance → relatedDocument → G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
linked to: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
OECD Corporate Governance Factbook → basedOn → G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
linked to: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State‑Owned Enterprises → basedOn → OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
Hong Kong corporate governance code (for listed companies) → influencedBy → OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ