The NCP’s task is to spread and enforce, as widely as possible, the “Guidelines”. It complies with this task in accordance with the core criteria of visibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability, through a series of activities consisting of:

• promoting and spreading the “OECD Guidelines” among businesses, labour unions, non governmental organisations, social partners, universities, research institutes and general public; carrying out awareness campaigns, also in cooperation with the public and private bodies;
• utilizing the communication tools also to promote and tackle the issues of the corporate social and ethic within the framework of the growing economy globalisation;
• realizing surveys and studies;
• preventing and/or settling possible controversies arising from the alleged breach of the OECD Gudelines’ principles by the enterprises, also consulting with the involved parties, to attain the solution of the arosen questions; 
• taking part to the activities within the OECD Investment Committee involving the NPCs;
• cooperating, if necessary, with the with the NCP of the other States adhering to the OECD Declaration;
• attending national and international meetings on subjects related to the activities of NCPs and to their cooperation.

NCP’s Institutional Relations…

.. With the OECD Bodies…

The NCP keep intense relations with  the OCED pertinent institutions and with the other Countries’ NCPs to comply the best with its tasks.
Within  the OECD framework, great importance should be given to the participation of the NCP to the OECD Investment Committee, composed by senior officials of the Countries therein represented; it is aimed at making debate and studies on the most effective ways  to enhance the positive effects of the worldwide investment throughout the Corporate Social Responsibility at international level.
The NCP is bound to submit an annual report to the Committee on the accomplished activities. It is allowed to ask the Committee for clarification on the meaning of  the Guidelines. It takes part to the periodical meetings the Committee organises to have exchange of points of view with the others NCPs. 
Moreover, the NCP periodically meet consultant bodies such as the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.(TUAC).

… With Other OECD NCPs …

The NCP takes part to the annual meeting involving all the NCPs, that is held normally in Paris, in the month of June. This happening is the occasion to check the state of implementation of the OECD mandate, throughout the analysis on the more critical aspects of their activities. Any year a roundtable is also organised to deepen a specific issue.
But the Italian NCP also keep relations with foreign NCPs in non institutional occasion, for instance having informal consultations with NCPs of Countries somehow involved in specific cases submitted to its attention.

… With the National Administrations…

The NCP is strongly engaged in involving governmental agencies and institutions in its activity and, in particular, national and regional administrations who may effectively contribute to promote and implement the OECD Guidelines and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles.
At national level, the NCP preserves orderly relationships with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, promoting the “InterMinisterial board on CSR”; with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsoring the project “Italian Global Compact – to promote the sustainable development through Global Compact” and with the Ministry of Home Affairs promoting the anti-bribery campaign and the concerning working group.

… With the Regional Administrations…

The NCP devotes great attention to the regional administrations which, being closely related to territories, can promote the OECD Guidelines principles amongst local actors, mainly SMEs.
To this end, the NCP relates with the Italian Regions involved in diffusing social responsible conducts.

… With the Chambers of Commerce…

The NCP collaborates with the Italian Chambers of Commerce, which thanks to their proximity to the entrepreneurial system and their capacity to perceive its needs, can be a valid source of information for NCP’s activities.
For that reason it subscribed an agreement with UnionCamere (the national institution which represents the network of the Chambers of Commerce) and with several Chambers of Commerce and their Agencies, to carry out awareness and training programmes devoted to their staffs or to the enterprises, mainly SMEs.

… With Economic and Social Partners…

To favour the moral suasion of enterprises and strengthen the partnership between institutions, enterprises and other stakeholders to create a trust mutual climate, the NCP collaborates and confront itself with many labour and professional Associations in carrying on its activities.