Geopolitical and trade tensions continue to be a challenge for the EU economy. Deepening structural reforms and reprioritising public spending are needed to boost growth, according to a new OECD ...

Population ageing is one of the megatrends shaping the future of societies and labour markets. The old-age dependency ratio – the ratio of individuals aged 65 and older to the working-age population – ...

The Global Public Procurement Forum will showcase the transformative power of public procurement to the wider public, highlighting its role in tackling global challenges. By convening a wide range of ...

Garments generate many environmental impacts. They use chemicals and water, produce greenhouse gas emissions and generate waste. The aim of this working paper is to evaluate the potential for the ...

The report Tax Administration Digitalisation and Digital Transformation Initiatives summarises the data from the Inventory of Tax Technology Initiatives (ITTI) for the 54 members of the OECD Forum on ...

With growing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products and an increasing number of goods and services with environmental claims, concerns about "greenwashing" – false or misleading ...

Achieving global climate goals requires addressing whole life carbon emissions of buildings, encompassing both operational and embodied carbon—the often-overlooked emissions generated before residents ...

Governments are at an inflection point in addressing climate change. While climate action has gained momentum over the past decade, current efforts are not sufficient to keep the Paris Agreement’s ...

Mental health status is not homogenous across populations but differs between males and females and by sexual orientation, ethnicity and indigeneity, migration status and socio-economic status, among ...

The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ ...

The increasing interconnectedness of global economies has created new opportunities for trade and innovation, yet it has also become more challenging to protect intellectual property and enforce trade ...