National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct

The National Contact Point (NCP) promotes compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct. It discusses all relevant issues with the parties involved in order to contribute to their implementation.

The NCP is tasked with raising awareness of the OECD Guidelines and due diligence instruments among interested stakeholders (e.g. business, NGOs, trade unions) and promoting their implementation by Swiss companies.

Possible violations of the OECD Guidelines can be reported to the NCP. If a complaint falls within the scope of the Guidelines, the NCP offers the parties involved a mediation process. The NCP publishes the outcomes of this dialogue.

The NCP publishes a report setting out whether the submission falls within the scope of the Guidelines and whether it will take action in the case in question. If it offers mediation and, where appropriate, follows up on the agreement reached by the parties or the recommendations issued by the NCP, it also publishes these findings in reports.