The OECD's work on investment supports governments in attracting more and better-quality investment, prioritising sustainability, while caring about security. The OECD aims to equip governments with the tools to attract more capital into productive sectors and generating positive social and environmental outcomes. This approach contributes to building resilient, inclusive, and prosperous economies globally.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) and activities of multinational enterprises contribute to raising people’s living standards locally and addressing the most pressing challenges of our times – the green and digital transition.
The FDI Qualities Initiative equips governments with indicators, standards, and policy analysis to understand how FDI affects the economy. It guides policymakers in enhancing the impact of FDI in areas like climate resilience, productivity, digitalisation, job quality, skills and gender equality.
Sustainable investment supports the expansion of an economy’s productive capacity while promoting decarbonisation and preserving our planet’s natural assets, driving job creation and skills development, and ensuring equal opportunities for all. Whether undertaken by foreign or domestic firms, it is key to raising living standards and achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. The OECD supports governments to create the right conditions for investment to flow into the most sustainable and productive uses, both within the OECD and across diverse regions including Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
